It will probably require quite a few generations before cybercasting will be able to provide a truly immersive, 3-D experience, one in which viewers experience live concerts from the virtual stage which doubles as their living room floor.
Virtual reality (VR), or 360-degree video, offers viewers an "immersive" experience, giving them the sense that they are actually engaging in settings and activities that could be miles away — like your workplace.
Working alongside Tashka, chief of the Amazon's Yawanawá tribe, filmmakers Nicole Newnham and Lynette Wallworth used augmented reality, 360-degree film footage, and virtual reality to give viewers an immersive Ayahuasca experience, one that's rooted in the rainforest and tradition from which it came.
When a user places a smartphone in the front of the device, the viewer receives an immersive 3D experience comparable in many ways to more expensive hardware like the Oculus Rift.
Couillard's newest multi-dimensional project, the Out of Body Experience Clinic opening today at Louis B. James Gallery, uses computer generated paintings, 3D-printed sculptures, and Oculus Rift to take the viewer on an immersive art experience beyond the walls of a gallery.
TouchCast is a fully featured creator's workbench - with virtual sets, green screen, teleprompter, telestration, visual and sound effects and built-in titles and graphics - that democratizes video production and envelopes the viewer in an immersive, engaging experience.
The show promises an immersive, transcendental experience in which viewers — typically three at a time — step inside mirrored rooms alternately covered with dangling lanterns and floating globes.
Audio is an effective way to attract viewers into an immersive VR experience and the acquisition of Two Big Ears provides Facebook with the technology to enhance this experience.
"We shot on film and finished photo-chemically because we feel that is the most immersive experience a viewer can get.
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