Teledildonics also known as cyberdildonics is the name coined for virtual sex encounters using networked electronic sex toys to mimic and extend human sexual interaction. The term became known after technology critic and writer Howard Rheingold used it in his book Virtual Reality.
The term can also refer to the integration of telepresence with sexual activity that these interfaces make possible and can be used in conjunction or interchangeably with sex-technology. The term has also been used less accurately since there's no " tele- " element to refer to robotic sex, i.
Teledildonics is commonly used to describe Bluetooth-enabled sex toys, many of which have entered the market in the last decade. As well as being open to a remote connection for control, some toys can also be connected with corresponding devices to deliver synchronized movements between couples and remote partners. Teledildonics have also been used within the adult industry to create 'immersive' webcam shows, whereby users control the vibrations of the webcammers sex toy.
As well as offering remote functions, many teledildonic toys can be synchronized with pornography movies. Synchronization of porn with teledildonic or Bluetooth toys actions are controlled by means of a previously-written script. A report in suggested that teledildonics, along with text and email and webcams, can be used to " wind each other up to fever pitch during the working day" as a prelude to sex with a human during the evening hours.
The idea of virtual sex has been prominent in literature, fiction and popular culture, and promoters of these devices have claimed since the s they are the "next big thing" in cybersex technology. A report in the Chicago Tribune in suggested that teledildonics was "the virtual-reality technology that may one day allow people wearing special bodysuits , headgear and gloves to engage in tactile sexual relations from separate, remote locations via computers connected to phone lines.
