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Zero Point: The First 360-Degree Movie Made For the Oculus Rift
Zothecula writes "The Oculus Rift has carved out a sizable reputation for itself among gamers, but virtual reality has many applications beyond playing video games. Now one production studio is preparing to release the first movie shot specifically to be watched through the VR headset. The upcoming film, called Zero Point, will focus on the history and development of virtual reality technology, while allowing viewers the freedom to look around each scene as the movie progresses."
A chance to see what the gaffer actually does to the best boy with the key grip.
The kickstarter was in August 2012 and all they seem to have done since then is spend kickstarter / VC money and repeatedly redesign thier product as newer technologies become available / cheaper. Still no date for actually shipping a product.
It's a hardware product, they can't just fix it in a patch, it needs to be good enough before they ship it or they'll destroy all the hype they've built for VR.
So this should be a completely novel idea or otherwise it isn't worth anything?
But this is probably the first time when the consumer has a realistic option of obtaining a VR system at home which can play a 360 movie.
Between 50k-55k dev kits sold, actually.
You can't compare the Glyph, who lets you watch a screen floating in front of you, with the 110 FOV Rift, who places you virtually inside the content. Positional tracking in not that important if all you'll be doing is turning around this or that way, while seated at a chair. Can you imagine having a 360 3D live video being broadcast from a court seat in an NBA game, or a tennis or football match, with all the notions of scale and depth you get with real 3D? This will be a huge thing with sports and other content that benefits from the sense of presence you'll get.
Here's a link showing some people who are developing tech to stream live VR sports :
http://www.roadtovr.com/ces-20...
I mean it would be really scary if you felt like you were right in the middle of a bunch of college kids who are about to be murdered.
Did you know 80 to 90% of the moderators on slashdot wouldn't recognize a troll even if one dragged them under a bridge.
I can't wait until they bring this to reality TV. I'll finally get to experience reality like it was meant to be experienced!
Stupider like a fox! - H.S.
I have an Oculus Rift, and I tried this 360 degree porn movie on it. It was pretty neat--the POV was from the guy's head, and you could look around at any of the three girls around you. It wasn't 3D (that would be _amazing_, to have 3D and 360 degrees), but it was still really cool.
The Internet King? I wonder if he could provide faster nudity.