Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Review: 3D Sexvilla 2

Okay, this counts as a definite guilty pleasure: 3D computer animated sex simulations. But I have to admit, however, that I rather enjoyed messing about with the game produced by ThriXXX called "3D Sexvilla 2". The game dynamics are pretty straight forward. Pick a location and select two to three characters you want to engage in sex. Select poses and sex toys, use your mouse to stroke erogenous zones and vary the rate of penetration. You can even use whips and paddles to raise welts and bruises on a pliant sub. The goal of course is to make your character get so excited that they finally cum. And cum again. ;-)



So far, so straightforward. So what makes the game fun? For me, it was the customizable features. I liked being able to design and customize sexual dream girls. Choose hair styles, sizes and change facial features. Choose different outfits and even choose what body parts to cum on. But best of all, there's even a feature that essentially allows you to design and edit your own sex video. Pick camera angles and the sequence of poses and conversation. It's creative and arousing all at the same time.

Personally, I liked playing in the fetish clubs the best. I enjoyed creating Goth godesses and latex slaves to play with. In fact the females were so much fun to customize, I usually ended up simulating girl-on-girl encounters. Helpfully, strap-on dildoes can spew sperm in this game. Not exactly realistic, but helpful if you have a bukkake fantasy.

The only thing I didn't like was the fact that the game can't simply be downloaded. You had to maintain a rather expensive monthly membership to keep the software working - so ultimately this is something I discontinued playing. Nevertheless, I give the game high marks. The graphics and sound effects are good and the various poses are inventive - although I kept thinking of new poses, clothing items and sex toys that I wish could be created. So how do I rate this game? Sexiness: 3 out of 5. Quality of Graphics: 4 out of 5. Creative fun: 5 out of 5.

Sunday, April 6, 2008

Opinion: Black & White Porn

Maybe I'm just going through a phase, but I've taken to preferring my erotic imagery in black and white. There's something classic and sophisticated about the formalism of gray scale pictures. I had a friend who told me that she preferred the look of vintage photography. I can see her point. Women looked more "real" in the erotic photographs of the 1950s and older. But I'm not going to count myself an antiquarian like her. These old pics, even from my favorite style period of the 1920s and 1930s don't include my personal fetish touch stones of high heels and I still prefer modern undergarments.

I found a couple of good erotic photographers who produce excellent black and white photos. Chuck Stevens is one, but my favorite has to be Craig Morey. A few favorite images are included below. I have to admit that I respond to these particular images on two levels. The woman are sexy and beautiful on their own terms. The ropework and submissive body positions are undeniably arousing. But all these poses and compositions also stimulate in me memeories of past erotic situations I have experienced. Everyone should be so lucky.
This photo reminds me of a time a tied Simone with her arms over her head in a door frame. I was pretty happy with the results of my personal photo shoot I recall.

Amoung the things I like about the above picture are the fetish elements of the boots, thigh highs and the yanking of the dog collar.I like the exotic beauty of this model. The enchanting complexity of the Japanese-style bondage rope is well displayed. Notice the knot in the rope running between her legs? I like this techniques of placing a thing knot at the anus or clit to stimulate a sense of vulnerability and even discomfort in a sub.Classic heels, thigh-highs and corset. My absolute favorite lingerie combination. This pose fills me with pure lust as I think back to lingerie shopping in Paris. This picture pretty much touches on every fetish I appreciate most: slender long legs, great ass, thigh high stockings and sexy heels. Imagining dripping my hot cum on this back and ass: priceless.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Thoughts: My connections to the sex industry

Maybe it's just a way to deal with some late night horniness, but I found myself trying to count how many connections I've had to the porn industry in my life. They end up being rather weak connections, but it still is fun to see how many connections there are to my life...

1) I grew up in Sausalito, California. The Alta Mira Hotel in my town was the setting for the filming of "Behind the Green Door" - a 1970's porn hit that was almost as popular as "Deep Throat."

2) Marcia Owens, a.k.a. Sally Stanford, the former bordello madam who famously ran for the Sausalito town council in the 1970s, won by a landslide, and eventually became my town's mayor.

3) The houseboat I grew up on was purchased from a man who rented it out as a film set for porno films. It was quite an amazing boat. 3000 square feet and each of the three levels was very different looking in style, so it made for a good indoor film set. I didn't now about any of this until after I had left home. My godfather was watchig some porno and recognized the distinctive look of the houseboat. He sent me and my parents a copy of the XXX tape so we could see it too. It was pretty funny to see that my old room had been the setting for some lesbian orgies.

4) I dated a woman who did phone sex to help pay for graduate school. And no, I never really had phone sex with her. Although, she was wonderfully vocal in bed.

5) A friend and co-worker also had a side job as a professional dominatrix. And no, I was never a client. Although I did tie her up and she did pay me the compliment of saying I was quite good with bondage rope work.

6) I lived in West Hollywood for a time, and this is just over the hill from the San Fernando Valley - the epicenter of the US porn industry.

7) I lived in San Francisco for a time as well, which has the Condor Club. Now it's just a regular cafe, but the Condor Club actually has California historic landmark status because in 1969 (of course) it became the first fully nude bar in the USA.

Well, that's about it. If anyone else wants to list some of their own connections or brushes with the sex industry, leave a comment.

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Opinion: The Sexiness of Shaving

I feel like advocating the shaving cocks and pussies today. I shave my own penis, scrotum and belly. There's just a square of close cut pubic hair at the base of my penis. I do it for aesthetic reasons, since I think tidy body hair grooming looks nicer. And I think it "bares" saying (heh, heh) that a person who spends time grooming their pubic hair just seems more sexually sophisticated - and by extention, more desirable. That's my opinion anyway.

But there are plenty of good practical reasons to shave. I recommend it because the extra sensitivity of naked skin makes penetration sex feel better. There's nothing like the delicious wet tingle of a shaved cock and cunt grinding against each other. Moreover, as my lovely sub Simone once put it: "oral sex is so much more enjoyable when you're not picking pubic hairs out of your teeth." And personally, when I find a woman who has given herself a full Brazilian shave or wax it just makes me want to dive in and never some up for air. So I definitely count myself as lucky since Simone has the Brazilian look and I think it makes her cunt look both sleek and vulnerable.

Of course it bares saying that shaving is a real commitment. Stubbly skin is painful to brush against with lips or tongue, so you need to regularly shave with a sharp razor. I've been able to shave without causing myself any ingrown hairs, but Simone was not so lucky. After dealing with ingrown hairs for years, from both waxing and razors, Simone finally resorted to using laser hair removal. It's been a success, I can say. And ultimately it has caused her skin a lot less irratation.

But even with this talk of full Brazilians as my preference, I can still appreciate a groomed pussy that still leaves a patch of pubic hair on the venus mons. A nice rectangular "landing strip" or triangular "fan" can be very nice. Before Simone started using laser hair removal, I remember enjoying the sensation brushing fingers through her soft pubic patch while hearing her purr. But since I appreciate a zen-like simplicity in my aesthetics, I can also appreciate the sleek pencil thin style of pubic hair patch.

Hey, while we're on the subject of grooming shapes, it bears mentioning that I rather appreciate the exotic possibilities that come from shaving a woman's pubic hair into unusual designs. Anyone out there ever groomed their own pubic hair into an unusual shape? I only just discovered this website where you can buy stencils to help you shave hearts, spades, butterflies, and more. I feel so behind the times! Check out this website and note it also has good advice on shaving techniques.

It all makes me think that I would love to play a scene where as a Dom I would tie down my sub and use a stencil to shave her pubic hair into a sexy shape as a way to mark her as my own.