Aug 14, 20162016 Olympics in Rio: When VR + 360 Video Became a ThingIn a recent Associated Press piece published in the New York Times, the author quotes Jim Bell, executive producer of NBC Olympics, on the future of VR: “It seems like a cool thing, but where it stands right now with the goggles and you’ve got to put this thing on…Virtual Reality4 min readVirtual Reality4 min read
Jun 30, 2016VR and journalism: How much can we really get inside the story?The difficulty of creating virtual reality experiences that conform to journalistic ethics has been a hot topic lately. But while some are asking whether it’s ethical to recreate a scene or hide from the camera, we’re more interested in a less technical and more fundamental ethical consideration — that is…Virtual Reality3 min readVirtual Reality3 min read
Published in Immersed in Journalism’s 360 Video Essentials·Jun 28, 2016360 Video Production: Shooting basicsEpisode 3: Shooting basics — This is the third installment of our guide to producing 360 video. We focus on working with a 6-camera GoPro rig, but many of these tips apply to other rigs, as well. In this post we’re focusing on shooting with a 360 rig, and there are some factors to consider…Virtual Reality7 min readVirtual Reality7 min read
Jun 15, 2016VR & 360 Video: Where’s the Good Stuff?There’s a lot of stuff out there. 360 video natively uploaded to Facebook, Youtube, VR platforms like MettaVR and VRideo. Then there are independent producers and experimenters and weird things that are kinda fun and creative but also just bizarre. So, where is all the good stuff and how do…Virtual Reality3 min readVirtual Reality3 min read
Published in Immersed in Journalism’s 360 Video Essentials·May 28, 2016Immersed in Journalism’s 360 Video EssentialsEpisode 2: Rigs and Cameras — A whole slew of rig and camera options have come onto the market in the last couple years. In this post we’ll talk about our rig, which is a pretty good starter rig for producing high resolution spherical video. …Virtual Reality5 min readVirtual Reality5 min read
Published in Immersed in Journalism’s 360 Video Essentials·May 21, 2016Immersed in Journalism’s 360 Video EssentialsEpisode 1: Basic Gear and Software — This is the first in a series of posts we’re doing to share everything we’ve learned (and are learning) about producing 360 video. While there are many variations on the tools used to produce 360 video, this is meant to serve as a complete run-through of a full production process…Virtual Reality3 min readVirtual Reality3 min read
