The technology that allowed direct interface with the human brain revolutionized Virtual Reality gaming. Gone was the awkward visor headset that simulated field of vision and sound but couldn't replicate other senses like touch and smell. Gone was the requirement for a controller to handle inputs. Now sensory information could be directly streamed to and from the player's mind, putting them in a high-fidelity, realistic world, not unlike a lucid dream, or an alternate dimension.<br/><br/>Now enter Event Horizon Online, one of the largest MMORPGs to take advantage of the latest VR technology.<br/><br/>It was a high production value work that pushed the limits of technology to create an extremely realistic world that was almost like being actually physically present there. The starting town and main hub was a lovingly crafted city in the style of Renaissance Italy that was practically an archaeological wonder in its own right. A sun, bright enough to make one's eyes ache and with rays that actually warmed the skin, shone upon a large plaza for socializing, a market square filled with both PC and NPC shops, and a guild district full of halls. Players of all ages walked the streets in their avatars, giving the small city a sense of bustle and life.<br/><br/>There was however, one dark alley restricted to adults only. An iron gate at the end allowed only those players with verified ages through, into a section of the world that had almost completed development and was now accessible to a few lucky players for closed beta testing. The streets were lined with red laterns, creating a literal red light district where NPCs wore much more revealing clothing than in the rest of the game. Nudity restrictions on the players were removed too, allowing them to wear as much or as little as they wanted.<br/><br/>This was a new, erotic section of Event Horizon Online, built to provide adult entertainment by incorporating sex into the MMORPG. Besides the ability to have VR sex with other players or NPCs, there was also a controversial option to enable non-consensual sex. Players with this option enabled could be forced by a monster or even another player to have sex if they were defeated. Of course, there was also a safeword system to end such scenes early and protect players. How such a system would actually work out, well, that's what the beta and the volunteers were for...