dummy's guide to virtual reality - top 5 basic things you should know about vr

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[ A Dummy’s Guide to the VR Craze: Part 1 ]

Top 5 things every beginner should know about

VIRTUAL REALITY


1. VR 360° Spherical Video captures every angle at once



Cameras point in all directions and record simultaneously.



A prototype 360-degree camera from Jaunt.




OZO - the first Nokia Virtual Reality Camera





Google JUMP 360 camera with 16 GoPros






Freedom 360 with 6 GoPros







Samsung’s Project Beyond 360 camera







Samsung’s Project Beyond 360 cameraAnd plenty more

examples


2. You can watch this content with fully immersive “goggle” type headgear



The Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus uses a

Samsung Phone



The Oculus Rift plugs in to your

computer



Other powered headgear, like PlayStation Project Morpheus



Other powered headgear, like PlayStation Project Morpheus and HTC’s VIVE …



Other powered headgear, like PlayStation Project Morpheus and HTC’s VIVE

…lead the exciting hardware that will enter the VR market.


3. There are cheaper ways to watch VR by using your own phone in split screen


Google created a free template called Google Cardboard



So you can make it yourself



Or purchase one from a

manufacturing company



You can even custom BRAND

your Google Cardboard for your

business

#GreatGiveaways



There are LOADS of companies making headsets that work with your phone in split screen….



There are LOADS of companies making headsets that work with your phone in split screen….


These range from about $25 to $80



Google Cardboardcan be as cheap as

$5



Google Cardboardcan be as cheap as

$5(or free if you get a promotional one)


4. You can watch VR online W I T H or W I T H O U T a headset


Uploaded on YouTube, you can move around

the 360 scene by dragging your finger



Or, uploaded on YouTube, hold your phone up and move it around to give

you a window into that 360 world



Special APPS will take the 360 video and make it SPLIT SCREEN



So you can now watch it with your Google Cardboard or other headset




If you have an ANDROID phone,

YouTube 360 videos will offer an icon at

the bottom right corner to split screen.



As of now IOS Phones [iPhone] need to use a separate APP to split screen.


5. Virtual Reality is forecasted to become a BILLION dollar industry.



$150BnVirtual and augmented reality markets to reach $150 billion by 2020. [Digi-capital report]




24m unitsIndustry analysis has forecasted that 12.2 million virtual reality viewing headsets will be sold in 2016 raising to 24 million by 2018. [Pipar Jaffray]




24m unitsIndustry analysis has forecasted that 12.2 million virtual reality viewing headsets will be sold in 2016 raising to 24 million by 2018. [Pipar Jaffray]13,000% growthVirtual reality market expected to grow by over 13,000% in the next 3 years. Nearly 5 times faster than the iPhone. [Kzero Report]





In 2014 Facebook bought the VR viewer Oculus for

US 2.3 Billion






US 2.3 Billion Social Media







Major Motion Pictures







Major Motion Pictures

Television Shows






US 2.3 Billion Social CommunicationMajor Motion Pictures

Television Shows

Marketing Campaigns






US 2.3 Billion Social CommunicationMajor Motion Pictures

Television Shows

Marketing Campaigns

Endless Possibilities


So now you are caught up on the

basics…


So now you are caught up on the

basics…

You are no longer a beginner.


Let’s make you some

CONTENT


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