Milani Sonia, Jabs Faith, Brown Natalie B, Zdaniuk Bozena, Kingstone Alan, Brotto Lori A
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, 6th Floor, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
Arch Sex Behav. 2022 Jan;51(1):565-576. doi: 10.1007/s10508-021-02111-8. Epub 2021 Oct 25.
Virtual reality (VR) media using a three-dimensional (3D) camera facilitates an immersive experience compared to traditional two-dimensional (2D) formats. In this novel study, we used high quality, women-centered erotica and examined whether stimulus modality (VR vs. 2D) and point of view (POV: first-person vs. third-person) impacted women's feelings of sexual presence (activation of sexual response induced by the perception of being present), sexual arousal, and sexual desire (dyadic and solitary). We also investigated the effects of stimulus modality on feelings of general presence (a sense of "being there"). Results from 38 women indicated that with medium to large effects, general presence, sexual presence, and sexual arousal were significantly higher for VR videos relative to 2D videos. Sexual presence was higher for first-person POV depending on the order of film exposure. A general trend toward increasing dyadic sexual desire over the course of the study was observed. No significant differences were observed for solitary sexual desire. These findings support the adaptability of VR media to sex research and show that it can induce feelings of sexual presence and presence more generally. That sexual arousal was positively impacted by VR erotica may have implications for addressing the limitations that accompany other stimulus modalities used to elicit sexual responses in women.
与传统二维（2D）格式相比，使用三维（3D）摄像头的虚拟现实（VR）媒体能带来沉浸式体验。在这项新颖的研究中，我们使用了高质量、以女性为中心的情色作品，并考察了刺激模式（VR与2D）和视角（POV：第一人称与第三人称）是否会影响女性的性临场感（因感觉身临其境而引发的性反应激活）、性唤起和性欲（二元和独处情境下）。我们还研究了刺激模式对总体临场感（“身临其境”之感）的影响。38名女性的研究结果表明，VR视频在总体临场感、性临场感和性唤起方面显著高于2D视频，影响程度为中等至较大。根据影片观看顺序，第一人称视角的性临场感更高。在研究过程中观察到二元性欲呈总体上升趋势。独处性欲方面未观察到显著差异。这些发现支持了VR媒体在性研究中的适用性，并表明它能更普遍地引发性临场感和临场感。VR情色作品对性唤起产生积极影响，这可能对解决用于引发女性性反应的其他刺激模式所伴随的局限性具有启示意义。
