F*cking technology! Making love with machines (en)

Maya Ofir Magnat My name is Maya, a performance artist and sex
educator, and I want to talk about sextech! In my artistic work I
create mediated intimacy in different ways and present how
technology can be used to get us closer to each other. As a sex
educator I help people learn how to create physical and emotional
intimacy. My interest in both sexuallity and technology and how
people react to both these subjects got me interested in sextech -
the magical world of vagina controlled video games and open source
vibrators!    Cindy Gallop, founder
of makelovenotporn.com, defines sextech as “Any form of
technology or tech venture that enhances, innovates and disrupts in
any area of human sexuality and sexual experience”. We are used to
think about technology as distancing us from each other, but could
it be a tool to help us get closer?   Sextech is fun! It's
funny and innovative, but can we use it to improve our sex life?
Have a better understanding of our bodies? Change the ways we think
about sex? What cultural and ethical questions arise from the
sexual connection with our digital devices? The talk will present
the major fields of sextech innovation: remote controlled sex toys,
sex dolls and robots, virtual and augmented reality porn and online
sex. I'll present fun and interesting products and services that
raise questions about the relationships between sex and technology,
and talk about the importance of sex positive sextech. So hot!