Look Around: 360 Degree Videos

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Three hundred sixty degree videos are now a thing as of 2015. Hundreds of videos have been made, and placed on YouTube for your enjoyment and discovery. These are internet videos that can be viewed from every angle, with a simple click and drag. They can be used to make videos feel more realistic, and overall enhance your viewing experience. These videos are easy to use and are truly mind-boggling.You can make your experience more immersive by using the Oculus Rift as well. The Oculus Rift is a visual reality system, used to enhance the viewing range and dynamics of the user. Plans for 360 degree movies are in motion, and will be seen in the near future. The first 360 video made by Facebook was an interactive Star Wars film.

These videos may seem like they are difficult to make, but they can actually quite simple, if done with a compatible camera. They can actually be made with multiple cameras, but will result in less quality and more work. "To create a 360 video, either you use a special set of cameras to record all 360 degrees of a scene simultaneously or you have to stitch together angles from, say, four GoPros on a stick,” says employees at Facebook. Although they may be easy, the amount of data and storage needed are often very large.

The innovative 360 degree videos can be used for many things, such as real estate, virtual tours, teaching, and much more. Imagine watching a basketball game online and being able to view your favorite play from different angles on command, or seeing the enthusiasm of the audience. With enough advancement, this invention could change the way we see videos exponentially forever.

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