YouTube VR

Definitely the virtual reality platform of Google is coming down. And not because its launch was announced at the last event Google I/O for developers where the new glasses and remote control were presented to live all this experience, but also because we are witnessing a launch of compatible applications to get the most out of this technology. Thus, if today the appearance of the official application of Daydream was seen in the Google Play Store, now an exclusive application of appears YouTube for virtual reality

In this case it is a version of the application YouTube adapted for virtual reality users. In other words, the same application that everyone knows, but offering some extra features focused on 360 degree videos and a truly experience comfortable to carry out searches or viewings And we must not forget that there is no direct access to the terminal when it is placed in virtual reality glasses. Thus, Google offers a different and comfortable tool for those who want to enjoy an immersive experience

As we say, the application works in a similar way in terms of content. And it is that in YouTube VR it is possible to navigate through all the available videos, whether they are in 3D of 360 degrees , as if they were the normal videos that any user can see through the different platforms.The difference is in the Cinema mode, with which the user can focus and see all this content in immersive formatIn other words, as if they were projected on a screen in the purest IMAX style, always in front of him.

Another difference with respect to the application YouTube that we knew is the way to control everything. As we said, the mobile remains anchored to the device attached to the head, either the Google Daydreamor other device, so the people of YouTube have activated the voice recognition to order any type of search or order to perform. For a slightly more subtle and intimate behavior, in case you don't want or can't speak in a live voice, there is also the option of using an external keyboard to facilitate searches for new videos or movement through the interface. By the way, the function to search for new videos while playing another one in a corner is still active in this version of YouTube

Of course, the design of the application is different. In YouTube VR we find different tabs to easily move through all the contents. What is new is the tab 360, which refers to and collects the contents specially created with this format. However, the subscriptions and the recommendations of the moment, which follow keeping their spaces.

Lastly there is the sound, which promises to be space . In other words, to represent as faithfully as possible what happens in the scene according to the area you are looking at, achieving a marked sensation of depth and distance.

This is all coming to the YouTube VR app that has already appeared on Google Play Store The main problem? That at the moment is not available in Spain, you also have to have a mobile phone that works with Google's Daydream platform.