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Digital Playground
Company typePrivate
IndustryPornography
Founded1993
FounderJoone
Headquarters
Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
,
USA
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsPornographic films
OwnerManwin
WebsiteDigitalPlayground.com
Digital Playground's 2010 Contract Girls at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Expo, Las Vegas on January 7, 2010. From left to right: Jesse Jane, Katsuni, Raven Alexis, Riley Steele, Janie Summers, Kayden Kross.

Digital Playground Inc. is an American pornographic movie studio, headquartered in Van Nuys, California. It has been called one of the five biggest porn studios, and in 2006 was described by Reuters as one of the handful of studios that dominate the U.S. porn industry.[1] The studio has been at the forefront of introducing new communications technology, as it emerges, into porn.

History

Adult director Joone founded the company in 1993, originally making adult CD-ROM computer games.[2] Commenting on the transition of the pornography industry from the underground economy to mainstream corporate acceptance, the company's founder said: "I look at the porn business where Vegas and gambling was in the 70's". "Vegas was still mob-owned and they were making the transition between these small groups of people to being corporate owned". "I feel the same exact thing is going to happen with adult".[3] The company became an innovator in making pornography available on personal computers.[4] In 2003 DP began working with a company specializing in hologram technology, with the aim of bringing the actress "into the viewer's living room".[2] DP began filming in high-definition in 2005.[5] In January 2006 the company chose Blu-ray Disc over rival format HD DVD because Joone felt Blu-ray Disc was more future-proofed.[4] DP initially had difficulty finding a company prepared to produce its films in the Blu-ray Disc format, as companies that replicated DVDs were reluctant to deal with the pornography industry.[4]

The Digital playground studios have been labeled as "trailblazers" for iPads, HD and three-dimension technology for cinema and television into the porn industry.[6] Digital's former chief executive Samantha Lewis, who also produced and/or directed DP films, has claimed that "many technology brands [have] used the adult industry [and DP, in particular,] to test new markets" because of "the sheer scale of the [porn] industry".[6]

The studio was acquired by Manwin in March 2012.[7]

Contract Performers

The following is a list of DP's current contract performers:

Films

Virtual Sex

Digital Playground pioneered the top-selling virtual sex genre of CD-ROMs and DVDs, in which the viewer can "command" a famous pornographic actress by selecting from a menu of explicit scenes.[2][8] The first film in the series was released in 1998.[2] In the series the actress looks directly at the camera, and appears to talk directly to the viewer.[2] According to Joone, "It's the closest you'll ever get to having sex with our girls without really having sex with them". "When you're watching a regular porn movie, you're watching it in the third person". "You're basically a voyeur". "This way it's a first-person experience". "If the girl is in the missionary position, the camera is looking down at her as you would be if you were actually there with her". "You're the god of your world at that moment".[2] Virtual Sex with Jenna Jameson is one of the top-selling adult DVDs of all time according to adultdvdempire.com sales charts. The viewer is able to choose the camera angles, the sexual position of the selected actress and her demeanor – either "innocent" or "nasty".[2]

In 2004, Digital Playground produced the first HD pornographic film, Island Fever 3, shot on location in Tahiti and Bora Bora.

In 2005, the company released Pirates, a film that bills itself[9] as "offering all of the production values of any Hollywood box office film" and a "monumental step towards the eminent [sic] merging of the entertainment industries". RogReviews called it "the most talked about adult movie of the year".[10]

In 2008, the company hired industry veteran Farley Cahen to head its New Media efforts. Cahen started his career 9 years earlier at AVN and has a successful background in business development, licensing along with developing AVNads and the world's 1st Adult Domain Auction.

Directors

Digital Playground's production team is led by director Robby D. and producer/director and Joone. Joone directed the Virtual Sex series.[2]

Releases

2013

Release Title Studio Director Cast Genre Medium Ref.
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Y 		6 Pretty Panties Digital Playground Robby D. Riley Steele, Lexi Belle, Christie Stevens, Alexis Monroe, Manuel Ferrara, Erik Everhard Feature Live action
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15 My Haunted House Digital Playground Robby D. Stoya, Bailey Blue, Tanya Tate, Brandy Aniston, Evan Stone, Marcus London, Johnny Sins, James Deen Feature Live action
[11]
22 A Ride Home Digital Playground Robby D. BiBi Jones, Cindy Starfall, Jada Stevens, Asa Akira, Alexis Monroe, James Deen, Manuel Ferrara, Erik Everhard Feature Live action
[11]
29 Sexy Citizen Digital Playground Robby D. Selena Rose , Ava Addams , Tristyn Kennedy , Paige Turner , Manuel Ferrara , Mr. Pete , Karlo Karrera Feature Live action
[11]


Awards

Studio Awards

  • XBIZ Award: 2006 Studio of the Year[12]
  • XBIZ Award: 2007 Studio of the Year[12]
  • XBIZ Award: 2009 Studio of the Year[12]
  • XBIZ Award: 2011 Studio of the Year[12]
  • XBIZ Award Nominee: 2013 Studio of the Year[13]


Individual Awards and Recognition

  • 2013 XBIZ Award Nomination - Robby D. for 'Director of the Year - Body of Work', 'Director of the Year - Feature Release' for Nurses 2 and 'Director of the Year - Non-Feature Release' for Bad Girls 7[13]


The following is a non-exhaustive list of porn industry awards that DP films have won:

  • 2001 AVN Award – 'Best Interactive DVD' for Virtual Sex With Tera Patrick[14]
  • 2002 NightMoves – 'Best Adult Production Com

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  • 2002 AVN Award – 'Best Interactive DVD' for Virtual Sex with Devon[14]
  • 2002 AVN Award – 'Top Renting Release of the Year' for Island Fever[14]
  • 2003 AVN Award – 'Best Interactive DVD' for Virtual Sex with Janine[14]
  • 2004 NightMoves – 'Best Adult Production Company'
  • 2005 AVN Award – 'Best Gonzo Series' for Jack's Playground[14]
  • 2005 NightMoves – Best Adult Production Company
  • 2005 NightMoves – 'First Choice Award' Pirates
  • 2006 AVN Award – 'Best DVD' for Pirates[14]
  • 2006 AVN Award – 'Best Video Feature' for Pirates[14]
  • 2007 NightMoves – 'Best Adult production Company'
  • 2007 AVN Award – 'Best POV Series' for Jack's POV[14]
  • 2007 AVN Award – 'Best Renting Title of the Year' for Pirates[14]
  • 2007 AVN Award – 'Best Selling Title of the Year' for Pirates[14]
  • 2007 AVN Award – 'Best Vignette Series' for Jack's Playground[14]
  • 2008 NightMoves – 'Best Adult Production Company'
  • 2008 NightMoves – 'Best Feature Production' Cheerleaders
  • 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Specialty Series, Other Genre' for Jack's Leg Show[15]
  • 2008 AVN Award – 'Best Vignette Release' for Babysitters[15]
  • 2008 AVN Award – 'Top Selling Title of the Year – 2007' for Pirates[15]
  • 2009 NightMoves – Pirates II 'Best Adult Film'
  • 2009 AVN Award – 'Best High-Definition Production' for Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge[16]
  • 2009 AVN Award – 'Best POV Release' for Jack's POV 9[16]
  • 2009 AVN Award – 'Top Renting and Selling Release' for Cheerleaders[16]
  • 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Video Feature' for Pirates II: Stagnetti's Revenge[16]
  • 2009 AVN Award – 'Best Vignette Release' for Cheerleaders[16]
  • 2010 NightMoves – 'Best Adult Production Company'*
  • 2012 XBIZ Award - 'Parody Release of the Year - Drama' for Top Guns[17]
  • 2012 XBIZ Award - 'All-Girl Release of the Year' for Cherry[17]
  • 2012 XBIZ Award - 'Best Special Effects' for Top Guns[17]
  • 2012 XBIZ Award - 'Best Editing' for Fighters[17]
  • 2013 XBIZ Award Nominee - 'Feature Movie of the Year' for Nurses 2, 'Vignette Release of the Year' for Bad Girls 7 and In Riley's Panties; also 'Vignette Series of the Year' for Bad Girls[13]

Site Security Breach

On March 12, 2012, it was reported that the website for Digital Playground was breached, resulting in customer information being compromised. Included in the information breached and portions made public were usernames, e-mail addresses, passwords, credit card numbers and expiration dates.[18][19] The membership page on that date stated that their member services were "temporarily unavailable" and that "We are currently verifying the security parameters on this site and upgrading the entire system in order to better safeguard your information."

See also

Jack's Playground

References

  1. ^ "Porn stars strut their stuff at awards". TVNZ. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Dana Kennedy (2003-08-17). "The Fantasy of Interactive Porn Becomes a Reality". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  3. ^ Jeffreys, Sheila (2008). The Industrial Vagina: The Political Economy of the Global Sex Trade. Taylor & Francis. p. 73. ISBN 0-415-41233-1.
  4. ^ a b c "Porn Production Company Picks Blu-Ray". Fox News. 2006-01-20. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  5. ^ Matt Richtel (2007-01-22). "In Raw World of Sex Movies, High Definition Could Be a View Too Real". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  6. ^ a b "Superbrands' success fuelled by sex, religion and gossip" BBC, 16 May 2011
  7. ^ Pardon, Rhett (2012-01-17). "Manwin Acquires Digital Playground - XBIZ Newswire". XBIZ Newswire. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  8. ^ Dines,Gail & Humez, Jean McMahon (2002). Gender, race, and class in media: a text-reader. SAGE. p. 50. ISBN 0-7619-2261-X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Pirates, A Joone Film". Digital Playground. Retrieved 2007-08-02.
  10. ^ "DVD Review Pirates". RogReviews.com. 2005. Retrieved 2007-08-02. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  11. ^ a b c d Digital Playground - Movie Release Dates Last Updated February 14, 2013 12:46 PM
  12. ^ a b c d XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, February, 2011
  13. ^ a b c XBIZ Nominees 2013, XBIZ, January, 2013
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "AVN AWARDS PAST WINNERS". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-13.
  15. ^ a b c "2008 AVN AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  16. ^ a b c d e "THE 2009 AVN AWARDS WINNERS". AVN. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
  17. ^ a b c d XBIZ Award Winners, XBIZ, January, 2012
  18. ^ "Porn site breached in hack attack". BBC. Retrieved 2012-03-12.
  19. ^ Porn site Digital Playground hacked, hackers say “too enticing to resist”, March 11, 2012, Megan Geuss, Ars Technica
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