ARConk and Laidhub have created animated porn characters for augmented reality.

Augmented reality sex app arrives on Android with animated human bodies

Sex has always pushed the edges of technology, from VHS videotapes to virtual reality. And now it may also push the envelope for augmented reality (AR).

ARConk, an AR sex app service, made its recent debut. With it, users can place animated sex actors in the real world. It remains to be seen if this kind of push will be welcome or popular — and if it will make the dreams of multibillion-dollar AR application markets come true.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.