A new software released by New Star Productions allows users to purchase pre-recorded sex scenes of various pornstars, and using their user-friendly interface, seamlessly edit their own likeness into the scene.

Virtual Reality refers to any technology that allows users to interact within a computer simulated environment, and the adult entertainment industry has been quick to come up with its own ways to add to the progress of 'VR' technology.

The makers of an interactive online virtual reality community called "Spore" expected online gamers to immerse themselves in the interactive area of the site with creative renditions of animated characters they could build themselves.

In order to study the impacts on long distance intimacy, Dr. Kaye created a Virtual Intimate Object (VIO) that sits on two partner’s desktops and fades with color as the dot is neglected, and fills with warmer colors as it is regularly clicked by the users.

A new game from NewEdge Entertainment called "Sex Empire" puts you in the manager's seat of an up and coming sex club. Your job is to take care of the guests, provide sex toys, and manage their belongings while they engage in multiple configurations of sexual activities.

Google's 'Lively' 3D virtual reality rooms seem to have become a popular place for people to engage in virtual reality sex. Problem for Google is that their terms of service do not allow for this kind of activity, and they are having a difficult time monitoring the behavior of all these virtual guests.

A recent survey showed that as many as 77% of respondents claimed they saw no ethical breach of morals in terms of having paid sex with a robot. Perhaps one could compare this to having sex with a vibrator, though I'm a bit confused as to the pre-tense of how such a transaction would go down. Wouldn't this essentially just be equivalent to 'renting' a machine?

In the near future, virtual reality technology will interact with sex toy accessories to provide an ultra-realistic sexual experience between man and machine. Of the concerns this raises, is a question of fidelity in a committed relationship, and whether having virtual realistic sex with someone else constitutes a breach of exclusivity.

A recent survey on Australian sexual patterns in relation to technology shows that Aussie women seem to be very well adapted to the new breed of technical sexual intimacy. At least 20% of them claimed to have produced their own sex tape, and 70% claim to have engaged in some kind of sexual chat using their cell phones.

While the court system might not consider it infidelity if one spouse engages in a sexual chat session online with someone other than their husband or wife, emotionally, we tend to feel cheated on for acts that don't go as far as sex.