Google Makes It Easier to Create Virtual Reality Videos
Google Makes It Easier to Create Virtual Reality Videos Google last week introduced a new video format, VR180, developed with input from its Daydream team. The VR180 format, which displays what's in front of the user only, delivers good video quality both on desktop PCs and mobile devices. While VR180 videos appear in 2D on desktops and mobile devices, they appear in 3D VR when viewed with Cardboard, Google's Daydream headset or Sony's PlayStation VR headset. The VR180 Creative Process Creators "don't have to choose between making a 360 video and/or providing new content for their subscribers," said Google spokesperson Liz Markman. "It's easy for creators to start producing VR videos since they won't have to change up their filming style or production techniques," she told TechNewsWorld. "There's no need to think about what's behind the camera." YouTube supports VR180, so it "works an...