Hindsight · review build · data not yet validated
But the lack of the “surround” tactile environment has thus far kept virtual sex out of the mainstream.
Grader A: hit
Virtual sex was not mainstream in 2009, and full-body tactile interfaces did not exist. Remote-controlled toys (teledildonics) stayed a niche product. The claim describes an absence, and the absence is true.
Test: Negative claim: virtual sex below mainstream (under 20% of adults). Teledildonics stayed niche through 2014; no surround tactile product shipped.
Grader B: hit
In 2009 internet-connected sex toys and webcam sex existed but stayed a niche. No consumer full-body tactile system existed, and a broad 1998 patent on internet-controlled sex toys blocked the field until 2018. Virtual sex was not mainstream, and the missing touch interface was a real constraint.
Test: Mainstream test: 20% of adults use virtual sex with tactile feedback. 2009 figure: none measured. Teledildonics stayed a niche product line (OhMiBod etc.), so the prediction of 'not mainstream' holds.