Superfans could soon be having sex romps with ‘virtual Elvis Presley’
New ultrasound technology has the ability to simulate contact and could lead to the creation of virtual sex clones
ELVIS fans could have virtual sex with clones of their idol using technology that mimics touch, a book claims.
Author Ted Harrison says ultrasound waves can already create the sensation of feeling rain and wind, or holding an object.
The award-winning documentary-maker and former BBC religious affairs correspondent claims the simulation of human touch will soon follow — raising the idea of romps with Elvis, who died aged 44 in 1977.
Harrison writes in his book The Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley: “It could well be possible to book a life-size, lifelike virtual Elvis for a birthday party in the same way that today an Elvis lookalike can be hired
“If technology could simulate contact, what ethical and moral issues would this raise?
“If fans were able to feel Elvis caress or kiss them, where might such foreplay lead? A whole body suit with sense points to stimulate a range of encounters?”
A hologram-type image of murdered US rapper Tupac Shakur, “performed” at Coachella music festival in 2012.
Dr Marianna Obrist, a multisensory experiences expert at the University of Sussex, said touch sensations have so far been created only on human hands.
She added: “There are other places on the body it could be extended to.”