Category: virtual reality

Meet D3-U, the first real-life camera that captures photos in virtual reality

Dunja Djudjic

It’s been a while since virtual reality has left sci-fi movies and became available to the masses. And now we can even take photos in virtual world. Design studio dotdotdash has introduced D3-U, the first camera of this kind. Dotdotdash synchronized the announcement of the D3-U with the VIVE Tracker, which was announced at CES […]

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Want to get into VR but don’t know what rig to buy? Watch this video

John Aldred

Virtual and augmented reality has become a big deal in the last couple of years. There’s a lot of different options out there now for shooting and streaming 360° content. If you want to get into VR content, though, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Most of the currently available solutions are […]

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Facebook posts its Open Source 3D 360 camera rig and software to GitHub

John Aldred

Facebook first introduced the world to Surround 360 in April. It’s a 3D 360° camera rig that shoots up to 8K footage per eye. They announced at launch that all the designs and software would be coming to GitHub this summer and it’s finally here. Built using 17 4MP cameras, it has a total cost of […]

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Ricoh’s new 4K Theta 360° VR camera announcement expected soon

John Aldred

With the Ricoh Theta m15 showing as discontinued for a couple of colours on B&H, and the demands of VR and 360° camera users already increasing far beyond the 1080p limits of the Theta S, now would be a great time for Ricoh to announce a new 4K VR camera, According to Pentax Rumours, that’s […]

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Snapchat’s “lenses” contain a whole lot of cool technology

John Aldred

Snapchat might be quite a silly and frivolous app to some people, while others live on it.  Regardless of your thoughts on its practical application, it employs some pretty serious technology in order to be able to do what it does with its “lenses”, or filters as most people call them. From the same facial recognition principles […]

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Getty’s leaps head on into the virtual reality market with over 12,000 new 360° images

John Aldred

This week, Getty have launched the new Getty Images Virtual Reality Group with over 12,000 360° images, as well as gigapixel content from major events and venues. Getty started on their 360 degree quest in 2012 at the London Olympics and at this year’s Rio Games, the company has said that every Getty photographer will possess a […]

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GoPro releases new 360º VR app for Android and iOS smartphones

Gannon Burgett

GoPro has released GoPro VR, a new 360-degree video and virtual reality app designed to usher in the next era of action camera imagery. Designed for both iOS and Android devices, GoPro VR lets smartphone users watch videos shot with specialized GoPro camera rigs, such as their GoPro Omni and GoPro Odyssey in full virtual […]

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Meet Facebook’s futuristic-looking 360º virtual reality camera

Gannon Burgett

Some might pass virtual reality off as nothing more than a fad, much like 3D televisions that left the world almost as quickly as they came into it, but the reality is, it’s here to stay. Nokia, Lytro, Google and Facebook have all dipped their toes into the metaphorical pool, and with the amount of […]

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Meet Facebook’s futuristic-looking 360º virtual reality camera

Gannon Burgett

Some might pass virtual reality off as nothing more than a fad, much like 3D televisions that left the world almost as quickly as they came into it, but the reality is, it’s here to stay. Nokia, Lytro, Google and Facebook have all dipped their toes into the metaphorical pool, and with the amount of […]

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GoPro and Google officially launch Omni, their smaller, cheaper 6-camera VR rig

Gannon Burgett

Last September, Google teamed up with GoPro to launch its 16-camera VR device, Odyssey. At $15,000, it was far from a consumer-grade device and even pushed the boundary of many professional uses. Now, Google and GoPro have announced a brand new VR rig that is set to target those who don’t care to drop dive […]

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