For example: \u201cDoes Media Agency XYZ offer real Virtual Reality productions?\u201d Or: \u201cIs Tech Company ABC working only on 360\u00ba cameras or proper VR equipment?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is obvious, this often unclear definition leads to an ambiguous, blurry understanding among all participants. 360\u00b0 videos and VR are completely different practices. We should have a clear understanding of both, in order to use them beneficially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Louis\u2019 360 video from his adventures in Morocco<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Virtual Reality, commonly known as VR, \u201ctransports\u201d viewers from their physical reality into a computer-simulated virtual environment. For being immersed into the virtual reality, a headset device often is required. In VR you are not anymore a passive viewer. You are able to interact, move, explore, feeling completely immersed in six degree of freedom (that is known as 6DOF). Only, few companies try to put a rigid body in three-dimensional space that has often a freedom of movement. Which is awesome, but rare yet. Nevertheless, that is all virtual, there is no true live-action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As it was mentioned above, 360\u00b0 degrees or \u201cspeherical\u201d video is usually labeled as VR. When experiencing 360\u00b0 video, a viewer is able to control the angle of view <\/strong>but unfortunately not his\/her position in the immersive environment yet. The viewer can \u201cinteract\u201d with technology by clicking in a desktop browser, move a phone or a headset device, in order to change the viewing angle. Till now, the interactivity inside<\/strong> this experience is quite limited. Nevertheless, with 360\u00b0 videos viewers can get a sense of presence, feeling of being \u201ctransported\u201d and \u201cimmersed\u201d into another place or moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n