YouTube makes the leap to Virtual Reality
In Google are more than willing to embrace Virtual RealityAbove all through its platform of videos And it is that YouTube already allowed us to reproduce360-degree videos, enjoying an immersive and surprising experience by being able to go anywhere in the world plane just by pointing the mobile in one direction or another. But now it also offers compatibility with Virtual Reality glassesOne step further to enjoy content where the user is at the center of the action. Of course, as long as you use some Google Cardboard
Thus, the application YouTube has released a new update for the platform Android offering two strong innovations in the field of virtual reality. On the one hand, and in general, there is the support for glasses Google Cardboard A first project by this company to create this sensation in a cheap and affordable way for everyone And they are cardboard glasses with simple lenses that create the sensation of depth and immersion when putting them on and looking in any preferred direction. A helmet that can be purchased online for less than 20 euros depending on the model and manufacturer
In this way, when selecting a video on YouTube and placing the mobile within the Google Cardboard, it is possible to display the menu of the three points and select the glasses icon of Virtual Reality With this, the image adapts to be seen through these glasses, creating the sensation of dive for a few euros with specially recorded videos. There isn't a huge variety right now, but there are some really cool ones like the Hunger Games Experience, and more available in this playlist.
The second novelty included in this update of YouTube is that not only the videos specially created for the Virtual Reality will be available through the glasses Google CardboardThus, any other video within the platform can also be adapted to be enjoyed with this experience immersive Just follow the steps described above even if the video is not content of 360 degrees or created especially for Virtual Reality. The application itself then takes care of divide the image for each eye and achieve a very similar effect, representing depth and positioning the viewer inside the action.
With this, Google fulfills its commitment to Virtual Reality. A technology that continues to advance slowly but surely. Thus, the main video platform can begin to distribute this content through glasses of this type, competing against others that are much more elaborate and expensive such as the Oculus Rift from Facebook , or Samsung Gear VR All this in a race in which YouTube seems take advantage, since it is the main meeting point between creators and viewers, being able to enjoy not only videos with all kinds of themes and resolutions, but also betting on the latest technologies.
The new version of YouTube with support for Google Cardboardhas already been released through Google Play Store and totally free.
