Top three 360-degree cameras for beginners (January 2019)
This article is part of an extensive series of articles to walk creators through the process of making a 360-degree video, from start to finish. The first choice you’ll need…
How to make a 360 video, step by step
When I first began learning how to shoot 360 video, nothing was easy. From stitching tutorials available only in French to 3D printed camera rigs and lots of duct tape,…
Volumetric video is so much more than VR
At the end of September, Facebook unveiled a volumetric 360-degree camera built in a collaboration with RED Digital Cinema. Known as the Manifold, the new system may be first and foremost a…
VR/AR/MR event calendar 2019
Techies have converged upon Las Vegas this week to attend CES 2019 (our own Editor-At-Large Robert Hernandez will be there tomorrow). If you could not attend, or you are attending…
CES 2019: Axis is a depth-sensing VR180 camera
There’s a new VR180 camera on the block, from eYs3D (the company behind the cameras embedded in Oculus headsets) and Lucid (the company behind the Lucidcam VR180 camera). Dubbed Axis,…
Insta360 announces 11K Titan 360 camera
Insta360 has announced the latest addition to its expansive 360 camera lineup, and its first cinema-grade 360 camera: Titan. Titan offers a number of shooting modes, including: 11K monoscopic 360…
Q&A with USA Today’s Ray Soto and Will Austin
Earlier this month, USA TODAY NETWORK and The Desert Sun published a series of interactive VR experiences to illustrate the environmental crisis facing a number of towns along the U.S./Mexico…
Q&A with National Geographic’s Jenna Pirog and Kaitlyn Mullin
On December 5, National Geographic announced a partnership with YouTube to produce immersive content that would bring its audience to the farthest reaches of the world. The partnership kicks off…
Q&A with TARGO’s Victor Agulhon and Chloe Rochereuil
The easiest way to sum up TARGO’s virtual reality content is this: watch unique people, in strange places, doing interesting things. It’s an approach that has worked well for the…
Kandao QooCam can capture 3D photos for Facebook
Owners of Kandao Technology’s QooCam 3D 180-degree camera can now capture 3D photos to share on Facebook. “[QooCam] is the first VR camera that offers a native way to post…
Black Friday deals on VR headsets, 360 cameras & kit
Black Friday is almost upon us, and–like last year–there will be plenty of deals on 360 cameras and accompanying kit. Here are all the sales we could find: Insta360 Insta360…
Q&A with The Sun Ladies’ Co-Director Celine Tricart
Celine Tricart has been working in virtual reality longer than most. She tested an early prototype of the Nokia Ozo, she was an active part of the days of “Frankenstein”…