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The second night of the 69th Emmy Awards saw a number of nominations for virtual reality content, including rendered experiences and 360video spanning a diverse swath of genres. You can download Felix & Paul’s Emmy award-winning video on both Oculus Rift or Samsung Gear VR.
Announced at the Samsung Developer conference last week, the 360 Round is the company’s new camera for creating and streaming 4K 3D content. A total of 17 lenses (eight stereo pairs aligned horizontal, and one centered vertical lens), and 6 internal microphones allows for capturing 3D 360video and spatial audio.
It may be hard to believe but its been four years since Samsung and Oculus first announced their smartphone-powered Gear VR headset. In darker times, the best 360° videos we had access too were grainy, nauseating clips of GoPro stunts and claustrophobic concerts. I’m not sure which impresses me more. Let’s get lost.
Samsung recently added new layers to its VR web-browsing app for its Samsung Internet Browser for Gear VR with improved support for the WebVR API. This incrementally builds on the previous WebVR integration, which lets users access 360videos from platforms like YouTube and other VR web pages from within Gear VR.
Former EP at Vrse.Works, filmed 360° video for NY Times, Within, Facebook, Airbnb, Muse, Mastercard and more. I’m also a huge fan of all of the Google Jump cameras [such as the Yi Halo]. Filmed 360° video for Conan, Vogue, Jaunt, Discovery, TBS, USA, Lexus and more. Recommended 360° Cameras: Inst360 Pro?—?$3,500.
Sadly it isn’t 3D, though when viewed in high quality, the sharp edges of the CGI environments give a better sense of depth than most other non-3D 360videos. With it’s thoughtful direction, this is one 360video worth watching (though your taste in music is likely to be the overriding factor here).
With the Galaxy S8 and S8+ coming later this month , Samsung is hoping to sweeten the deal with a free Gear VR headset and Controller for US and Canadian pre-orders before April 20th. And while there are plenty of free games on the Oculus app store, Samsung is also giving away a free Oculus content pack to get you started (US purchases only).
Discovery and Google today announced the launch of a new 38-episode VR video series called Discovery TRVLR, a product of both Discovery and Google’s internal VR teams. The first 6 episodes is slated to launch on Friday, November 3. Discovery TRVLR comes exclusively to YouTube and DiscoveryVR.com, and on the Discovery VR app.
Anonymous Content ( 360video on YouTube ). Stranger Things VR Experience – Netflix – Netflix and CBS Digital ( 360video on YouTube ). The People’s House – Inside The White House With Barack And Michelle Obama – Samsung / Oculus – Felix & Paul Studios.
Google Earth VR. presented Google Earth VR with the Century Award for VR in service of environmental enrichment. Google Earth VR turns much of the world into a digital playground that you can fly or teleport around in immersive 3D space. Longtime Hollywood environmental activist, Ed Begley Jr. Ghostbusters . Invisible .
Google is finally bringing the official YouTube VR app to the Oculus Store for Samsung Gear VR soon. Google also announced a new social feature coming alongside the Gear VR app which will allow you to chat with friends while watching videos. The company says it will be available on Daydream View and Gear VR.
Remarkably, neither Oculus Rift nor HTC Vive are on the list below, as only Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, and Windows ‘MR’ VR headsets have access. Samsung Gear VR – Oculus Store. Google Daydream – Google Play. image courtesy NBC. image courtesy NBC.
The biggest video-sharing platform in the world arrives on the Gear VR with all new features and content. Already a dominant application on the HTC Vive, PlayStation VR and Google Daydream platforms, Google’s immensely popular YouTube VR experience is now available on the Samsung Gear VR. Image Credit: YouTube.
When in 2015 I had my first Samsung Gear VR, I was amazed: finally, I could enjoy high-quality tether-less virtual reality. Today, thanks to the fellow VR community member Eloi Gerard , I’ve found an article on lowyat.net that confirms that Samsung is not that enthusiast about Gear VR and that has probably different future plans.
The headset, which holds the user’s smartphone, is little more than a plastic shell with lenses which undoubtedly hooks into the massive, but decidedly low-ish quality Google Cardboard content store.
To compliment the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce Distorted Reality , a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOS.
Stubby: An American Hero’ & ‘Overboard’, he’s thinks he’s found it in 360video. Both Heidecker and Turkington have their own Ricoh 360 cameras positioned too close for comfort, and occasionally smack them, making the 360video shaky and uncomfortable to watch.
Alongside the official reveal of the Google Pixel phone last month, Google announced Daydream View , a VR headset and controller combo designed for use with the company’s first Daydream-ready phone. SEE ALSO Google Daydream Review: Casual VR Closes the Gap. The list below was provided to us by Google.
SI revamps Swimsuit issue with 360° videos, a custom Snapchat Lens, and more. The immersive supplement also lets you step behind the cameras for a revealing look into the making of this year’s Swimsuit edition with several 360° behind-the-scene videos. It’s that time of year again.
Amazon is also committing to bringing VR content to Prime Video VR. At today’s launch the library includes 10 “curated” 360videos, and the company says it has plans to “continue to add new VR-specific titles.” Image courtesy Amazon.
Google’s investment for a 7.7% Google-Jio joint venture to develop an Android-based platform for an affordable 5G phone. This new standard evolves the previous H265 compression format for videos, reducing data requirement up to 50% while providing visually the same quality. Read about Google experiments with AR and wearables.
Samsung keeps us on our virtual toes, your phone’s packaging is VR headset, YouTube gets 360° help from Daydream, AR helps you make stuff better & faster, the investment & funding wrap-up, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: SAMSUNG KEEPS US ON OUR VIRTUAL TOES.
You can check out the 360video on the Oculus platform starting today. It should be available in the Oculus Video app on the Oculus Rift or the Samsung Gear VR. There will also be a 360° trailer of the experience available on Facebook.
YouTube has launched a new app to coincide with today’s Daydream launch, one that’s built for virtual reality headsets and designed from the ground up to work with Google’s ‘next gen’ mobile VR platform.
360videos were implemented into your Newsfeed over a year ago, and 360 photo functionality was instituted over the summer. Now I nstant Articles get some virtual love and supports mobile-optimized 360 photos and videos from publishers, with USA Today Networks and BILD as the initial launch partners.
For many, the 360 ° video of his daughter’s first steps was the first 360 ° video they ever watched. With it, Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated the benefits of 360 ° content and a major use case for consumers: to save and share family moments to be relived at any point in time. Google I/O : May 17-19, 2017.
VR games, experiences and 360video have found their way into two categories in particular—’Outstanding Original Interactive Program’ and ‘Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within A Scripted Program’ The list below highlights VR content represented in both categories.
The NextVR app is available on Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go, Google Daydream, PlayStation VR, and Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets. NextVR says they’re be broadcasting rookie of the year highlights, showcasing the rising talent of Donovon Mitchell, Jayson Tatum, Ben Simmons. Image courtesy NextVR.
Nokia has launched the OZO Player SDK , a cross-platform foundation for creating applications with high fidelity VR video playback. We introduced [the OZO Player SDK] available for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Gear VR, Google Daydream, and Cardboard (iOS and Android),” Sayed told Road to VR.
So here are the methods for the best possible viewing on every major headset: HTC Vive and Oculus Rift : Virtual Desktop is not only the best way to watch 360videos on the Vive and Rift, but the best way to experience the internet as a whole. Google DayDream : Download the official YouTube app. Bada bing, bada boom.
The NextVR app is available on Google Daydream via Google Play and Samsung Gear VR from the Oculus Store. This is a solid option for those not committed enough to subscribe to one of the NBA League Pass packages, but would like to experience a game in VR anyway. Tagged with: All Star Weekend , nba , New Orleans , nextVR.
In 2016 they teamed up with Samsung to simulate an in-game basketball experience for the Rio Olympics. They also produced a NAS concert for KCRW’s Sound in Focus and a couple pieces with Google Daydream including NFL Immersed and rag & bone. Two Bit’s Jake Sally taking someone through the Samsung Olympic experience.
The popular fashion publisher teamed up with VR agency Visualize and Samsung for the project in an effort to “open up the world of virtual reality to the tech-savvy female consumer, one style destination at a time.”. The first episode in the series featured yoga, lounging in a hotel room, and a lot of day drinking. SI Swimsuit Edition in VR.
A Samsung Gear 360 camera captures the scene in 360-degrees which kids can then explore using a Google Cardboard headset that they also get to customize (and obviously keep). Participating children design and draw their own 3D environment and then fill their new world with hand-molded clay sculptures.
Written and directed by Nora Kirkpatrick ( The Office, Greeks ) and produced by AOL’s immersive film studio RYOT , the single-episode VR comedy will be available on Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, PSVR, Google Daydream and Oculus Rift. Presented in 360 degrees, Door No.
Paranormal Evidence can be found on the NextVR app from August 1st, available for Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream systems. A VR teaser video will be available on the NextVR app by 5PM PT this evening. .” SEE ALSO NBA Finals Prove That VR Sports Broadcasting is Maturing, But There's Still Missing Pieces.
We know that the tech companies driving the VR industry (Google, Samsung, Valve, HTC, Oculus, etc.) In summary, we know that the tech companies driving the VR industry (Google, Samsung, Valve, HTC, Oculus, etc.) The post Why 360 Film is in the Midst of a Reboot – Part 3: Demand appeared first on Road to VR.
To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs.
The hotel chain is choosing to play a role in the virtual revolution by fueling their latest marketing efforts with a 360° video campaign. Giles Hotels is giving each of their guests a Samsung Gear 360 to capture and show how easy it can be to shoot VR videos.
In 2016 it released a compact smartphone-tethered headset for viewing 360° videos, to terrible reviews, and in 2017 it showed off a PC-tethered SteamVR headset prototype that it never shipped. LG had a very short history in VR. So what exactly will this new headset be?
Also noteworthy: Final Cut Pro X will be able to support 360video editing, Unity and Unreal now have VR support for Macs, and SteamVR is coming to Mac… and although there was a sweet on-stage mixed reality demo using Star Wars assets and an HTC Vive, there was no mention of support for Oculus. LET’S SPECULATE ON Q1 HEADSET SALES.
You’ll have the ability to switch to various VR cameras thanks to Intel’s True VR camera technology that consists of twelve 4K cameras capturing footage in 360°. The VR Olympics is being delivered exclusively through the NBC Sports VR app on Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, Windows, Android and iOS devices.
The app can be downloaded for Samsung GearVR, Google Daydream, PlayStation VR, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets. The special VR highlights will clock in around 10 minutes in length and will be available for free to fans globally on a new WWE channel within the NextVR app.
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