These are the 360-degree videos that Facebook is already showing
Those responsible for the world's largest social network had already confirmed that the 360 videos grades would be coming to Facebook, although they weren't expected this soon. And this type of content is associated with Virtual Reality, offering immersive experiences to through special glasses for your consumption. However, it is already possible to enjoy these complete scenarios through the wall of Ultimas Noticias, where the possibility of has been enabled publish and reproduce them, either on the computer, or through a mobile phone or tablet with operating system AndroidAll this enjoying complete environments, although the experience is not as amazing as glasses like Oculus Rift
For those who don't know them, the 360 degree videos are, precisely, a video that it covers all the perspectives around the user In this way, whoever sees it is placed in the center of the action, having the possibility of direct the frame to any place That is, to be able to look at what is happening ahead, or behind, upwards, or at any point in the environment . And it is that everything is recorded, creating an immersive and personal experience where everyone decides what to see at all times Something that is achieved with different special cameras designed to capture all angles of the environment, or devices that allow the integration of a good number of normal cameras focusing all the angles to later join the recordings into one.
In this way, the resulting content is a video with all possible perspectives, which is a notable difference compared to the usual videos and, therefore, the need for its adaptation to different platforms, web pages, applications”¦ Something that YouTube has already started to do a few months ago, and now leads Facebook to integrate them directly into their social network, with the aspirations of making it an increasingly used and shared format. And without forgetting your Virtual Reality glasses, the Oculus Rift, which will help you enjoy experience much more immersive and personalized
At the moment Facebook has already worked with some famous pages of its social network to start showing this content.One of the most striking is the exclusive video of Star Wars: The Awakening of the Force, which shows a tour in a hovercraft through a desert full of imperial remains where you can look in any direction to see all kinds of ships and characters. Also Discovery, GoPro, LeBron James , Vice and Saturday Night Live have also started showing videos of this guy on your pages.
Just start playing them on your computer or on a mobile Android and use one finger to scroll through the image Another useful and eye-catching option on the mobileis being able to move around the environment physically, directing the mobile towards the back of the video that you want to see as if it were a window to another reality.
For now we will have to wait to see videos of our own contacts showing the vacation spot or the places they have visited, but it is Facebook's vision for the future.It must also be said that iOS users will still take a while to enjoy these contents.
