Ela Darling | |
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 Ela Darling takes the floor at a virtual reality conference | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | librarian, pornographic film actor, entrepreneur |
| Known for | virtual reality entrepreneur |
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]
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]
In a 2017 profile of Darling, Rolling Stone magazine described Darling's first experience filming a VR experience. [2]
Darling won the 2018 XBIZ Award for "Crossover Star of the Year". [12]
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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.
Most importantly, Darling asked Ashfield if he had any paperwork for her. He said they were fine. Darling stopped him and brought out all the forms he needed, telling him if he didn't have them he could go to prison. "I sort of saved his ass in that regard," she laughs. Soon after, Ashfield reached out and asked if they could continue as business partners. "It was clear that we needed someone with more experience in the industry and insight into the performer mindset," Ashfield says.
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.
In early 2014 Ela Darling, 31, a pornographic actress, recorded her first virtual reality sex scene.
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.
DOne of the biggest evangelists for the genre is VRTube.XXX, a new site fronted by librarian turned porn performer Ela Darling.
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.
Adult actress Ela Darling has revealed the next step could be "everybody" owning a sex robot.
