Tuesday, March 17, 2015

YouTube launches in virtual reality – BBC

Turn to youtuber and videographers. YouTube allows users to post videos to 360 °. The platform has released the new feature and a guide to introduce new users. Moving the smartphone, or by moving the mouse, you can see the different angles for videos shot with the innovative rooms three hundred and sixty degrees. No longer do you need to be on the lawn of a concert to turn around and look at the audience. On the contrary, the stage will not be the only perspective from which to enjoy the house, and if the video will be filmed in 360 degrees, we can enlarge the view also to the right, left and behind.

“You could show your fans not only your concert, but also the stage and the crowd that surrounds you, the sky and the curvature of the Earth while you are in free fall. Or you could make a video showing viewers different stories depending on where direct their gaze. Only you know the limits of your imagination, “he said in a statement the company acquired by Google in 2006 for $ 1.65 billion. In short, the idea is to make each of the director himself, changing perspective on command, but still enjoy the same show. From home and from your smartphone, of course.

In fact, for now the use will be limited to users who use the Chrome browser from pc and the official YouTube application for Android smartphones and tablets. At the moment it all Apple devices are excluded, including the Safari browser. But accodandosi to one of the new trends of the market, which saw its debut last year, the first rooms to 360 degrees, even the online platform has decided to release the new feature to users. And after the first entries recorded last January by Gizmodo, also came the official announcement with the playlist of some videos to 360 degrees (to look exclusively with Google Chrome or Android).

They are in fact already several cameras at 360 degrees for sale on the market. But YouTube has announced other partnerships coming for an industry still in rapid development. Sector which includes devices such as Samsung Gear VR (here our test) and HTC Lives (here), able to broaden our vision returning user the impression of living the reality recorded on video. Of course, enjoy the show on YouTube videos to 360 degrees is a miniature version of the experience with virtual reality glasses. But now it will be a little ‘easier still get on a Formula 1 race and to watch your back even to the pilot. From home, or from your smartphone.

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