Ela Darling

Ela Darling is an American pornographic actress and co-founder of virtual reality company VRTube.xxx.[1][2][3] According to the New York Times, Darling first used virtual reality technology to record an erotic scenario in 2014.[4]

Ela Darling
Ela Darling takes the floor at a virtual reality conference
Born
Texas
NationalityUSA
Occupationlibrarian, porno actor, entrepreneur
Known forvirtual reality entrepreneur

Life and career

Darling earned a Master of Library Science degree from the University of Illinois,[5] and worked as a reference librarian prior to becoming an actor and entrepreneur.[1]

Darling has been a speaker at several conferences focused on virtual reality.[6] She was also one of the individuals profiled in Allan Amato's 2016 book Slip: Naked in Your Own Words.[7]

In 2014[8] she started VRTUBE.XXX and has been considered a pioneer and an entrepreneur in the industry of Virtual Reality erotica;[9] an industry that was projected in 2018 to grow to $1 billion (USD) by 2020.[10]

At the 2016 South by Southwest Festival The Guardian quoted Darling asserting that patent holders were preventing the production of teledildonic technology.[6] In October 2017 comments Darling made about how sex robots would affect the erotic film industry were widely repeated.[11][12][13]

Darling won the 2018 XBIZ Award for "Crossover Star of the Year".[14]

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References
  1. "Ela Darling". Silicon Valley VR 2017. 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-29. Since earning her Master’s degree at the age of 21 and transitioning from a career as a Reference Librarian, Ela has spent the last 6.5 years as a feminist, porn star, and political activist.
  2. Sophia Jennings (2017-11-09). "Meet Ela Darling: Porn Star, Activist, Tech Pioneer". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
  3. Scott Ip (2016-06-18). "Is Porn Leading Innovation for VR?". VR Scout. Retrieved 2017-10-26. Darling has built her own stereoscopic camera solution with stitching software and plans to offer it at a low entry price of $250, to allow easy access to cam girls who wish to enter into the market.
  4. Alyson Krueger (2017-10-28). "Virtual Reality gets naughty". New York Times. Retrieved 2017-10-26. In early 2014 Ela Darling, 31, a pornographic actress, recorded her first virtual reality sex scene.
  5. Priscilla Frank (2017-06-02). "24 'Harry Potter' Superfans Share The Stories Behind Their Magical Ink". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  6. Alex Needham (2016-03-18). "SXSW panel explores virtual reality porn: 'more eye contact and dirty talk'". The Guardian. Austin, Texas. Retrieved 2017-10-29. Eventually, some suggest, “teledildonic” technology will enable them to feel sex as well as see it, though a strict patent, according to delegate Ela Darling, has prevented technological developments in this area.
  7. Allan Amato (2016). Slip: Naked in Your Own Words. Baby Tattoo Books. ISBN 9781614040156. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  8. ICANN (2018-01-03). "Showing results for: VRTUBE.XXX". WHOIS. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
  9. Lux Alptraum (2015-03-25). "Why VR could be the next big thing in porn". The Verge. Retrieved 2018-07-12. DOne of the biggest evangelists for the genre is VRTube.XXX, a new site fronted by librarian turned porn performer Ela Darling.
  10. David M. Ewalt (2018-07-12). "The First Real Boom in Virtual Reality? It's Pornography". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2018-07-12. One of the most enterprising small businesses in the space is run by Ela Darling, an entrepreneur who produced and starred in original virtual-reality porn for her company VRTube.xxx.
  11. Christine Younan (2017-10-07). "Stunning porn star reveals sex robots are 'GAME CHANGER' and will ruin industry". Daily Star. Retrieved 2017-10-26. But Ela, 31, fears sex with machines will stop humans hooking up with one another.
  12. Charlie Parker (2017-10-08). "Sex robots could put us out of work: porn stars". New York Post. Retrieved 2017-10-26. Speaking to the Daily Star Online, she said: 'Sex robots are going to be a game changer.'
  13. Vincent Wood (2017-10-09). "Adult TV stars could be put out of work by ROBOTS amid industry fears". Daily Express. Retrieved 2017-10-26. Adult actress Ela Darling has revealed the next step could be “everybody” owning a sex robot.
  14. "2018 XBIZ Awards Winners Announced". XBIZ.com. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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