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Squarepusher virtual reality music video – WASD to look around

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Post by anigbrowl » Fri, May 15, 2015, 4:56 AM UTC

Squarepusher virtual reality music video – WASD to look around
youtube.com

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#2

Post by ZeroGravitas » Fri, May 15, 2015, 8:21 AM UTC

You can drag with your finger to look around on the Android Youtube app.

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#3

Post by andybak » Fri, May 15, 2015, 8:26 AM UTC

More interestingly - stick your phone in a cardboard VR rig and just look around...

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#4

Post by Daiz » Fri, May 15, 2015, 8:45 AM UTC

Just a note: Seeing as this is achieved by only showing (distorted) portions of the encoded video, using the 4K option is actually beneficial even if you don't have a 4K screen.

Here's a sample of what the encoded video looks like when viewed in a normal video fashion: http://i.imgur.com/SZmUMSF.jpg

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Post by choppaface » Fri, May 15, 2015, 9:16 AM UTC

is this "3D video" ?

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Post by shibby » Fri, May 15, 2015, 10:21 AM UTC

Everton FC published something similar to show their stadium pre-match - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkNUotXTKpk

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Post by Scaevolus » Fri, May 15, 2015, 10:49 AM UTC

Daiz wrote: post #4

Just a note: Seeing as this is achieved by only showing (distorted) portions of the encoded video, using the 4K option is actually beneficial even if you don't have a 4K screen. Here's a sample of what the encoded video looks like when viewed in a normal video fashion: http://i.imgur.com/SZmUMSF.jpg

You can also use their embedded player to watch it distorted: https://www.youtube.com/v/6Olt-ZtV_CE

Does anyone know which projection this is?

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Post by mijoharas » Fri, May 15, 2015, 10:50 AM UTC

I hadn't heard about this yet, but apparently it's been around for a couple of months. Here's an article I found - http://www.roadtovr.com/youtube-now-supports-360-video-no-vr...

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Post by mijoharas » Fri, May 15, 2015, 10:50 AM UTC

I hadn't heard about this yet, but apparently it's been around for a couple of months. Here's an article I found - http://www.roadtovr.com/youtube-now-supports-360-video-no-vr...

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#10

Post by hartror » Fri, May 15, 2015, 10:54 AM UTC

It is like someone videoed a VRML world.