Category Archives: 360 video

360 Live VR Teleportation Uses Drones, Neural Networks, and Perseverance

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This past semester I added research to my already full schedule of math and engineering classes, as any masochistic student eagerly would. Packed schedule aside, how do you pass up the chance to work on implementing 360° virtual teleportation to anywhere in the world, in real-time. Yes, it is indeed the same concept as the cult worshipped Star Trek transporter, minus the ability to physically be at the location. Perhaps we can add a, “beam me up, Scotty” command when shutting down.

The research lab I was working with it the Laboratory for Immersive CommunicatiON (LION). It’s funded by NSF, …read more

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Facebook Just Handed Out Thousands of 360 Cameras. We’ve Got a Review

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The Giroptic iO 360 camera was just given out to four thousand attendees at Facebook F8. A flood of spherical selfies will soon hit the web. The post Facebook Just Handed Out Thousands of 360 Cameras. We’ve Got a Review appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading Facebook Just Handed Out Thousands of 360 Cameras. We’ve Got a Review→

First 360-degree Video From An Amateur Rocket?

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Space. The final 360-degree frontier. These are the voyages of the Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS), whose ongoing mission is to seek out new civilizations and launch rockets at them. For their latest adventure, they stuck a 360-degree video camera into their rocket. The resulting video is spectacular, from the pre-launch drama of an attack by a giant bee to the parachute release. It also works in Google Cardboard or Oculus Rift through the YouTube viewer.

The 360-degree video was made from video captured by five GoPro cameras stuck inside a custom-built module mounted inside the rocket body, then stitched together …read more

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The Super-Rugged VR Camera You Need for Your Next Safari

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Condition One has announced a new VR camera: The Bison, which is made for the kind of run-and-gun documentary shooting the production company is known for. The post The Super-Rugged VR Camera You Need for Your Next Safari appeared first on WIRED. Continue reading The Super-Rugged VR Camera You Need for Your Next Safari→