We Live in the Future
Who We Are�Colorado College Web & Digital Media Team
Karen To
@ktoftw
Arielle Mari
@ariellemari
Mark Lee
@therealmarklee
Outline
Why 360 in �Higher Ed?
Our first foray into 360 video:�Ricoh Theta S
�The novelty will only get you so far.�Tech is not enough on its own.
One early lesson?�
Creative Priorities
Highlight our people and place
A few things we’ve done so far:
Getting it out there�
How and where to publish 360 content
How it’s viewed:
In inverse order of immersiveness:�Desktop/laptop�Smartphone/tablet w/o gyro�Smartphone/tablet w/ gyro�Smartphone w/ Cardboard or other lite viewer�“Real” VR gear (Oculus, Vive, etc.)
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There is no one-size-fits-all solution
for posting/sharing:
Some places you might want to share 360 video:
YouTube
There is not yet a “YouTube for 360”
But when there is, it’ll probably be YouTube
A 360 video published to YouTube, can be shared/viewed on: | |||
Your site | YouTube | ||
Desktop/laptop: Y Mobile: Y+N (flat/er) | Desktop/laptop: Y Mobile: Y+N (flat/er) | Of course :) | Desktop/laptop: Y Mobile: Y �(opens in YT app) |
Facebook is good for posting 360 videos to FB, but not much else.
A 360 video published to Facebook, can be shared/viewed on: | |||
Your site | YouTube | ||
Desktop/laptop: Y Mobile: Y+N (flat/er) | Desktop/laptop: Y Mobile: Y | NO WAY | NOPE |
No real native support yet. Use YouTube if you want to tweet a 360 video.
Not yet
Embedding into your site
webVR
A-frame - aframe.io�An open-source WebVR framework for creating virtual reality experiences with HTML.
<a-scene>
<a-videosphere src="myvideo.mp4"></a-videosphere>
</a-scene>
Google VR View - github.com/googlevr/vrview
YouTube�YT 360 embeds are not working on the mobile web yet.
Three.js
3D graphics JavaScript library. Not VR-specific but includes building blocks for interactive 360 vid.
A-frame example
What’s next for 360 video?
What’s next for Colorado College?
Next up: 360RIZE Mount
Questions?