discussion Why so many changing room scenes?

[ghostwerx]

I tend to agree that is just a continuation of the porn trope about sex in the changing room, but I also suspect it is also case that it allows the dev to throw a bit of voyerism / exhibitionism into the game.

 

[xatfx]

It's quite exciting to make love in a dressing room...
It's actually a pretty common fantasy.

 

[rocketsheep]

• These scenes can easily be added to most modern era AVNs, with very little restriction on where/when to add them. The story isn't quite ripe for a proper sex scene yet? Or later on, you ran out of ideas but need to produce something quick? Either way, just add a change room scene if your game doesn't have one yet.
• As others have mentioned, developers tend to copy from other games what works. And this does work.
• Also, developers tend to do whatever it is they can do with ready-made assets. The most important thing is that they needn't create the assets themselves. Next they should be as cheap as possible. Presumably there are free or cheap ready made change room assets available.

 

[MrJay]

I'm all for critiquing the medium and talking about overused tropes but bringing in arguments regarding "realism" in the porn VN scene will never make sense to me. No one is here for realism, least of all the people who claim to be.

 

[PervyGod]

I'd say that there's three reasons for it:

1. There is common fetish for having sex in changing room and risking the chance of being found out, it's quite common also in normal porn if you look for it.
2. Changing room assets are easy to come by and it gives reason to show of a character in multiple different outfits to choose from.
3. Devs aren't always the most original. Nothing wrong without being most original, if you can still make the scene be yours.

 

[partymanimal]

i think its because its a realistically attainable exhibitionist fantasy for a lot of people. where most would consider the risk too high

 

[Vidilo]

I like changing room scenes. It's a setting how you might have sex in public without entirely killing suspension of disbelief.
IRL I never had actual sex in a changing room. Just a little fondling with my cousin. But that was hot as hell!

 

[impisi]

It's really just a convenient combination of several cliches & fetishes.

It's a spot where people undress that's private enough that you can strip down but also public enough that you can easily get caught, so it caters to that sort of light exhibitionism.
They're usually segregated by sex so there's the additional taboo of "going into the girls' room" etc.
They're generally located in clothing stores, so it can be used to show off a bunch of different outfits at the same time.
Some games will further the temptation of getting caught by having characters shoplift and walk out of the store/around town in the clothes they just got fucked in, or take the humiliation angle and make someone pay for/wear clothes with cumstains on them or something to that effect.

Admittedly, most of the time devs just use it as a place to have characters fuck, but there's a few more things you can do with it.

 

[Beegee]

As others have said, Tropes exist for a reason, and the changing room is a very versatile, useful plot device.
Voyeurism, exhibition, taboo.
It provides enough privacy to get away with a lot, but with an element of risk.
It's an excuse to show off different outfits or various states of undress.

The changing room is popular because it works.

 

[TheMC]

Because the are hot?

 

[Fap-e-Nator]

I worked in a clothing store when I was younger, a couple did get caught trying it once, but more often the problem was people using the changing room as a toilet

Thats nasty

 

[fthegovernment]

I don't know why this is a thing, but it seems like every fucking game has a scene where you take some girl or girls shopping and they try on clothes, and you sneak a peek at them changing or you get to help them choose which outfit to buy, whatever.

Don't get me wrong, I get the the exhibitionist aspect, but there are SO MANY GAMES that seem to have changing room scenes. Is this just a fetish I'm not aware of?

Has anybody actually had sex in a changing room? It's almost impossible to do without somebody overhearing you. You're gonna get kicked out of Macy's, man.

because everyone is using free (pirated) assets

you can now sleep at night because this is the only answer.

no one wants to spend $1,200.00 USD on assets before even getting a storyline in

 

[AlexArmstrong]

i consider the changing room scenes to be the beach episode equivalent of the AVNs (and all the devs use the same store props and room)

 

[Elezghar]

i consider the changing room scenes to be the beach episode equivalent of the AVNs (and all the devs use the same store props and room)

Also don't forget the mandatory visit to the park that has a tunnel at the end of it. For some reason they always have to go to that park at some point.

 

[AlexArmstrong]

Also don't forget the mandatory visit to the park that has a tunnel at the end of it. For some reason they always have to go to that park at some point.

true, or the modern house with a stair next to the living room

 

[MattShizzle]

A school library, too.

 

[Shiva]

A school library, too.

I'm sorry but you are WRONG. The Library does NOT need to be connected to a SCHOOL. It can be a private or city/town library instead.

I do agree that a library will almost ALWAYS appear though. Mm, I love how the smell of dusty old books turns people on.

Just a thought.

 

[Deleted member 205808]

its just hot. not even something i thought about until playing some games