This document discusses 360-degree photography and video technologies. It begins with an agenda that covers understanding 360 cameras, live 360 video streaming, best practices for creating 360 tours, and emerging trends. Examples of 360 cameras are provided. Formats for 360 video and the stitching process needed to create panoramic images are explained. Tools for viewing 360 content on smartphones and creating virtual reality experiences are presented. The document concludes by introducing 3D photography technologies like light field and volumetric video.

1. 360° Tours and More
360° image by Sergio Cariello

2. Agenda
• Learn how 360° photographs and videos work;
• Discover what 360° cameras are on the market;
• Understand how live 360° video is set up and streamed;
• Explore Best Practices and Tools to create a 360° tour;
• Highlight emerging trends like 3D photographs and more.

4. Use your smartphone and experience Mars in 360 degrees.
Check it out! http://goo.gl/WTp9qr

5. Shooting a 360° Image
Video: https://youtu.be/M8ic6UvPpLc

6. Source: https://theta360.com
Ricoh THETA V

7. Ricoh THETA V is removed
from the photo!

8. Source: https://bit.ly/2V92BJk
Monoscopic is the most common type of 360 video and is commonly supported by 360 video players (such as
YouTube and Facebook).
Stereoscopic video is for creating immersive virtual reality environments, introducing 3D objects and depth into the
video (ex. objects flying around you or reaching out to touch the object approaching you).
360 Video Formats

9. Stitching is where multiple files must be combined to
look like it is one smooth and connected
video/photograph.

10. Google Street View App
for iOS and Android

11. Sensors inside a smartphone
Source: https://bit.ly/2K00XIZ

12. Google Street View App
for iOS and Android

15. 360° Cameras
Insta360 ONE X, $380
Garmin ViRB 360, $750
GoPro Fusion, $500
Ricoh Theta V, $375
HumanEyes Vuze XR, $440 YI 360 VR, $400
Source: https://bit.ly/2uJgTog

16. Insta360 Invisible
Selfie Stick, $16.
More info: https://bit.ly/2OHP5tN

17. Insta360 ONE X - Invisible Selfie Stick
Video: https://youtu.be/gtpuMyAM04E

18. Read more: https://goo.gl/iW5u5J

19. 360° video of
Natural Habitat Park
Video: https://youtu.be/eot7_vL1l5A

20. Dreams of Dalí: 360º Video
Experience it! https://youtu.be/F1eLeIocAcU
On a computer look for the
navigation dial to move around
inside the video!
Or use Google Cardboard to
move around inside the video!

21. Google Expeditions
https://edu.google.com/expeditions

22. 360° Project at Seminole Historical Society
360° view

23. Low Season in 360°
View in 360°

24. Live 360° Video in Facebook (Other services)
Add Server URL and Stream Key using https://obsproject.com

25. WebGL (Web Graphics Library) is a JavaScript API for
rendering interactive 3D and 2D graphics within any
compatible web browser without the use of plug-ins.
Source: https://goo.gl/UdqnLV
https://get.webgl.org

26. A-FrameA web framework for building virtual reality experiences
https://aframe.io

27. 360° Photo using Mozilla's A-Frame VR framework to
render it in the browser using WebGL
Try it!
RoundMe 360° iLab tour: https://goo.gl/QY8cJw
Dr. Sylvia Earle's childhood home, Seminole Historical Society, Low Season live

28. .com
https://gurivr.com/stories/create
GuriVR is actually the A-Frame library. Let’s try an
“intuitive, straightforward way to set up VR
experiences through an editor interface.”

29. demonstration

30. WebVR mode via RoundMe
Source: https://bit.ly/2CQo2Id
Note: all the interactive elements (Hotspots, Portals, GUI elements) are
activated if you simply look at them.

31. Photographs

32. Vuze 3D/360 camera, $1,000.

33. Need to
wear those
old-school
red/cyan
glasses!

34. Vuze 3D/360° VR camera 4K demo using anaglyph 3D mode
Video: https://youtu.be/3ZyAKN49mFw

35. Photogrammetry is the art and science of making measurements from photographs,
especially for recovering the exact positions of surface points.
Source: https://skfb.ly/6ByOW

36. Light Field Imagery
Video: https://youtu.be/Y4XnjQL1wHg

37. Volumetric Video!
Video: https://youtu.be/DFobWjSYst4

38. Intel Studios: A Home for Volumetric Video Capture and Creation
Video: https://youtu.be/nd6vrSL7i1s

39. Contact me!