As we approach the coming apocalypse we need bread, circuses and odors to keep us entertained. That’s why CamSoda, a NSFW webcam site, has announced the OhRoma, a VR-compatible scent mask that injects the smells of roses, perfume and private parts into your VR webcamming experience. Yeah. You read that right.
Why do you want to do such a thing? Well, here’s what the CEO says:
“Here at CamSoda we remain steadfast in our pursuit of technology that challenges the boundaries of what is imaginable and to provide our fans with as many dimensions of sensory stimulus as possible. Virtual reality figures to play a pivotal role in 2017 and we wanted to enhance the experience for our fans by introducing OhRoma which now allows users to smell what they are seeing and hearing,” said Daron Lundeen, President, CamSoda. “Quite simply, OhRoma takes the virtual reality experience to the next level. It’s unlike anything anyone has ever experienced before, delivering a heightened sensation of pure unadulterated ecstasy, allowing them to completely immerse themselves in the experience, and we’re excited for our fans to try it out.”
What’s really going on here is that CamSoda is fighting the other cam sites for eyeballs, as it were, and things like this wacky idea give them a little bit of a boost. But bald marketing aside, it’s a fascinating idea: you exist inside a VR world with a naked lady or man and you can smell the experience as you watch it. Add in some stereo headphones and a vibrational element and you’ll never leave your house.
Porn has always been ahead of the curve when it comes to technology — some of the first home video offerings were adult titles — and this is no exception. While I can’t imagine Microsoft adding a SmellPod to their Xbox controller, you can bet CamSoda would fire little chocolate strawberry pellets into your mouth to stimulate your taste organs if they had the technology. I think we’ll all soon be enmeshed in a wild robotic sex swing with odors and tactile sensations and little spanking machines, and then we won’t have an overpopulation problem because we’ll always be alone. I, for one, welcome our rose-scented paddling robotic sex swing overlords.