Facebook will also show 360 degree photos soon
Virtual Reality will be even more present on the social network FacebookIn the next weeks. And, after a long delay, the social network will support 360-degree photos in an immersive way That is, they can be enjoyed as if theuser was directly in the same place where the image was taken, and not as another panoramic photo to share on our wall.Something that many users were waiting for after the introduction last year of 360 degree videos
Now, from the Oculus blog, the company that created the Oculus Rift glasses of Virtual Reality and acquired by Facebook, announces support for 360-degree photos on weeks. Something that will allow the social network to show immersive content directly on the feed or wall And what is better, the possibility of enjoying it whether we have special glasses or not
The key lies in the photographs 360-degree panoramas And these images will no longer be displayed as a flat photo on the wall to deform or conform to 360 degreesWith this, the Facebook photo viewer adapts to be able to enjoy the experience of viewing the image by portions of a way more realistic Something that can be done directly from the mobile, sliding your finger over the image to rotate it and frame that area that is want to see, using the motion sensor to move around as if the phone were the camera itself or, of course, through the virtual reality glasses.
The good thing is that Facebook will allow any user to post these types of photos for everyone to enjoy. Unlike 360-degree videos, which require very expensive professional cameras, many Simple apps allow you to capture 360 degree photos, which can be shared on Facebook no problem.
You just have to pay attention to the photos that are marked with the 360 degree icon, as is the case with videos of This guy who already supports Facebook. In addition, as shown in the image published by Oculus, the photograph will have several reference marks: a brand that indicates that you can touch to move around the image, and a kind of radar or map that marks which part of the image you are looking at looking.
If you have some Oculus Rift, just download the application Oculus 360 Photos , where to enjoy these contents through the device. If, on the other hand, we have the Samsung Gear VR glasses, also developed by Oculus, it will suffice by clicking on the VR icon that will appear in the 360 degree imageOf course, as long as we also have a mobile from Samsung
For the moment we are only urged to wait several weeks until the social network allows us to publish and view this type of image, without a specific date for its arrival in Spain Something that, without a doubt, will give a new boost to the panoramic photos that seemed to have passed into the background or third plane.
