Participants enjoy a quiet moment in the lounge, just outside the dungeon where Arse Elektronika presented speakers and panel discussions delving into the well-trodden intersection of porn, sex and technology.
machine waits to see some action.
The difference between humans and machines -- so far -- is that when you're done having sex with a machine, you can switch it off and set it on a shelf for next time.
Jacob Appelbaum examines a pair of electrified Shocking Shoes, one of the fetish/BDSM toys kept in the Kink.com basement.
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Arse Elektronika attendees gather around to listen to the Electric Orifice Orchestra, in which musicians use their intimate muscles to control percussion instruments.
Turkey basters become the butt of many a reproductive joke, but they clearly excel for adding shots of fake virgin sperm to beverages.
Lick-A-Chick.
It sounded something like a kid beating on a drum machine -- percussive without necessarily being rhythmic -- but that's what happens when schools cut the budget for band.
Relax. We'll have that cavity filled in no time.
When Fucking Machines operators asked for a volunteer from the audience, "Binx" knew this was no ordinary magic show. She stepped up, lay back, grabbed a mike and generously shared her experience with the audience.
Volunteer Rich Gibson (right) finds that it's not so easy to entice the Moaning Lisa to moan. The high-tech mannequin's seven sensors stayed tuned to her creator, Matt Ganucheau (left).