VR porn glossary
The words VR sites use, explained in one or two sentences each.
Video formats
- 180° video
- The scene fills the half-sphere in front of you. Most VR porn is 180°, because all the pixels go where you are looking.
- 360° video
- The scene surrounds you completely. It spreads the same pixels twice as wide as 180°, so it looks softer at the same resolution. More: 180° vs 360°.
- 3D (stereoscopic)
- Each eye gets a slightly different picture, which gives depth. Almost all VR porn is 3D.
- SBS (side by side)
- The left-eye and right-eye pictures sit next to each other in one file. The most common layout.
- TB or OU (top-bottom, over-under)
- The two eye pictures are stacked vertically instead. Players need to know which layout a file uses; many detect it automatically.
- Fisheye
- A lens projection some studios shoot and deliver in instead of the usual equirectangular one. Your player must support it or the picture looks warped.
- Equirectangular
- The standard way to flatten a sphere of video into a rectangle. If a file does not say otherwise, it is probably equirectangular.
Quality
- 4K, 6K, 8K, 12K
- The total width of the video file. Because the width is split between two eyes and spread across 180°, 8K in VR looks far less sharp than 8K on a TV. Full explanation: 8K vs 4K VR porn.
- Pixels per degree
- How many pixels land in each degree of your view. The useful way to compare video and headsets.
- Bitrate
- How much data each second of video uses. A low-bitrate 8K stream can look worse than a high-bitrate 6K download.
- 60 fps
- Sixty frames per second. Smoother than 30 fps when you move your head.
Interaction and space
- POV
- Point of view: the camera is where your head would be, so you see the scene as a participant.
- 6DOF (six degrees of freedom)
- You can move your head and body inside the scene, not just look around. Regular VR video is 3DOF: you can turn your head but not lean in. More: 6DOF VR porn explained.
- Volumetric video
- Performers captured in 3D, so you can walk around them. Example: Braindance.
- Passthrough
- The headset's cameras show your real room. Needed for AR scenes. Colour passthrough on a Quest 3 or 3S looks far better than the black-and-white Quest 2.
- AR scenes
- Scenes with the background removed, so the performer appears in your own room through passthrough. See the best AR and passthrough sites.
- AI passthrough
- Software that blends a regular VR scene into your room without it having been filmed for AR.
- Toy scripts (funscripts)
- Files that sync a compatible interactive device to the action in a scene. Full explainer: VR porn toy scripts.
- Binaural audio
- Sound recorded with two microphones at ear positions, so it seems to come from the right place around you.
Apps and setup
- VR video player
- An app that plays VR files with the right projection. Comparison: best VR video player.
- WebXR
- The technology that lets a website run in VR inside the headset browser. Browser games and many site players use it.
- Sideloading
- Installing an app on a Quest from outside the Meta store, usually with SideQuest and developer mode. Steps: how to play VR porn games on Quest 3.
- Link and Air Link
- Ways to connect a Quest to a gaming PC, by cable or over Wi-Fi, to run PC VR apps.
- DLNA and SMB
- Ways to share video files from a PC or network drive so a headset player can stream them. See how to download VR videos to Quest.
Memberships
- Multi-studio platform
- One membership with scenes from many studios, such as VRPorn.com.
- Studio site
- A membership to one studio's own productions, such as VR Bangers.
- Lifetime plan
- One payment for permanent access. Usually equal to two to three years of the yearly plan.
- Discreet billing
- The charge appears on your card statement under a neutral name, not the site's.