Above: Daniel Dilallo of 3X Studios is the creator of Gold Club VR.
Image Credit: Dean Takahashi
Daniel Dilallo was back at the Game Developers Conference a couple of weeks ago, but it wasn’t to show off a new Guitar Hero and Call of Duty game. Rather, the former game developer was at the Gold Club SF, a “gentlemen’s club,” to show off his new virtual reality app for the strip club, Gold Club SF VR.
Dilallo is one of the game developers who has made the leap into VR. But he has also crossed a line that others won’t, moving from mainstream entertainment into making porn and, in the case of Gold Club SF VR, risqué R-rated experiences. Dilallo’s Mode VR and VRClubz.com created a VR app for the Gold Club San Francisco strip club that features clothed, topless, or fully nude exotic dancers.
The idea is to bring the immersive experience of the gentlemen’s club into the privacy of your own home. The app is available in beta form now, and it debuts later this year. Dilallo hopes to use it as a springboard for bringing many other strip clubs into VR.
“People ask why you wouldn’t go to a real club instead of going to a VR club,” Dilallo said in an interview with GamesBeat at a VIP booth in the club, with loud music blaring in the background. “But you can’t always get to a club. And you can’t get as interactive as this in a real club.”
As we noted in our earlier profile of Dilallo, the move into VR porn has opened new opportunities and a chance to make a fortune on the technological frontier, where everything is moving fast, and the promise of riches awaits. VR is expected to be a $25 billion industry by 2021, according to tech advisor Digi-Capital, and you might bet that porn will drive a decent share of that.
“I think the VR industry is only going to grow with adult entertainment,” said Reya Sunshine, an adult performer and one of the models in the Gold Club SF VR app, in an interview. “It’s only up from here.”
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Above: The Gold Club SF reproduced in VR.
Image Credit: VRClubz.com
The app was built in partnership with former porn actress Christy Mack and the Gold Club SF. Dilallo filmed 15 women for the app at the local Armory, including four dancers who work at the Gold Club SF. Then, he blended the high-definition video with the computer-animated reproduction of the actual strip club. He captured the club’s look with 360-degree cameras and then had his artists recreate the textures of the club. The finished product looks very realistic as dancers gyrate on stage.
“With virtual reality, we recognized a golden opportunity to deliver our highly rated entertainment experience to the comfort of your living room,” said Craig Bordeau, general manager of Gold Club SF.
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Source: Venture Beat