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DEFINITIVE SOURCEVIRTUAL REALITY JOURNALISM
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EVOLUTION OF VIRTUAL REALITY
1990’s1860’s 2015
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VR is a new storytelling tool
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Every new technology brings uncertainty
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TELEGRAPH
“"...What was this telegraph to do? Would it transmit letters and newspapers? “
- In 1842 Sen. George McDuffie was asked to provide funds for a telegraph between Baltimore and new York City. That was his reaction.
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RADIO
“Well-informed people know it is impossible to transmit the voice over wires and that were it possible to do so, the thing would be of no practical value.” – A Boston Post editorial from 1865 declared radio would be “of no practical value”
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TELEVISION
“The problem with television is that people must sit and keep their eyes glued on a screen; the average American family hasn’t time for it.” – A 1939 The New York Times review of a demonstration at the World’s Fair
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INTERNET
“The Internet will soon go spectacularly supernova and in 1996 catastrophically collapse.” - In 1995 Robert Metcalfe, co-
inventor of the Internet, thought that his invention was doomed for failure
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VIRTUAL REALITY
“I don't think most humans want to look stupid in a VR headset and they don't want to isolate themselves from the world. I mean, if someone's sneaking up behind me with a baseball bat, I want to know about it, you know what I mean?(…)”– In 2014, legendary game designer Warren Spector, presented his doubts about Virtual Reality.
THE VIRTUAL REALITY OPPORTUNITY IS REALVR/AR could become bigger than TV by 2020
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WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT VR?
How it is displayedHow content is captured
CREATING VIRTUAL REALITY
1. Record 2. Stich 3. Publish
PUBLISHING VIRTUAL REALITY
360 Video VR HeadsetVR cardboards
360 FILM: “SEEKING HOME”
• Virtual Reality immersive 360 video distributed to YouTube 360, Oculus and RYOT VR.
• Technologies used: Camera rig, video stitching software
• Content Type: International News Reporting
May 1, 2023 ASSOCIATED PRESS
360 FILM: “THE SECOND LINE”
• Virtual Reality immersive 360 video distributed to YouTube 360, Oculus and RYOT VR.
• Technologies used: VR Camera rover
• Content Type: Domestic News Reporting
May 1, 2023 ASSOCIATED PRESS
The VR camera used for The Second Line sits atop a custom-built rig and rover operated by remote control
Credit: Spherica
LIVE STREAMING: “STAR WARS” PREMIERE• Provide behind the
scenes access to red carpet events in 360
IMMERSIVE JOURNALISM BEYOND VR & 360 VIDEO
• Virtual reality video explainer distributed to YouTube 360.
• Technologies used: 3Dmodeling and animations
• Content type: Science
COMPUTER GENERATED GRAPHICS VR
3D MAPPING
• VR experience distributed to Oculus Share and interactive web embed
• Technology : 3-D camera combines infrared and high dynamic range imaging to create photorealistic virtual spaces.
• Content: Travel and Entertainment
Credit: Matterport
AUGMENTED REALITY
Live view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by juxtaposing a digital element
Credit: Empathetic Media
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