Rotational Stereo Panoramas Workshop One Photographer, one camera, one 8mm lens, and a tripod is all that’s needed to make a perfect stereo panorama. From pre-production to publication in just 15 minutes. After experiencing capture side by side, with different sensors, optics, and interaxial distances, we saw that the parallax is equal to the appearance… Read More
Aerial Photogrammetry: 3D Structure Modeling and Mapping using Drones Eqdron and OrbitalVision have accomplished important projects in public and private sectors. Both of them have been the axis of digital campaigns of 360 interactive technology and aerial photogrammetry for advertising and engineering projects in several fields such as construction, precision agriculture, roads, historical heritage, etc.… Read More
From Description to Communication: Enhancing Interactivity in Virtual Reality Imaging Luca-Nicolò Vascon & Chiara Masiero Sgrinzatt will discuss using 360° highly interactive content to tell amazing stories, introduce users to immersive experiences, and involve them in the narrative through a path of discovery at the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference. Four examples of enhanced interaction, four… Read More
Handheld Gigapixel Photography At the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference Alexandr Reznik will share his experience behind creating New York Empire State building 45 gigapixel photo (made in cooperation with roundme.com). It was 1 week shooting 3 month stitching project. The topics will include: – finding financing – technological preparation – dealing with 20-30m parallax -… Read More
The Development of Virtual Reality Content Involves the Innovation of New Technologies. Two promising technologies that could revolutionize the possibilities of creating and experiencing live action VR are volumetric capture and light-field technology. Both technologies are the focus of research activities INVR.SPACE and REALLIFEFILM are involved in. Until recently, as a user of interactive VR… Read More
Life in 360 Social media has changed the game entirely for getting discovered as a creative. No longer does your short film need to be accepted into a film festival, nor your photo need to be published professionally for you to be ‘discovered’ by the world. In 2018 you can make a name AND career… Read More
VFX and Digital Compositing for Virtual Reality Ergin Sanal at the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference will walk through 2 projects he has recently been involved with: 1) CNN internationals first VR project ‘Challenger Disaster’, Mono, Shoot with 4* SonyA7s and 12mm Rokinon. 2) Giant set extension stereo project shoot by Jaunt One camera The topics… Read More
Sonic VR: Regaining Ground for Sound in a Visually Driven Space In the race to create great VR, sound is often an afterthought. This is set to change as new spatialization tools are becoming widely accessible and VR platforms can increasingly support new 360 audio formats. This talk by Joel Douek from EccoVR at the… Read More
Designing and Creating Spatial Audio for 360º Videos This workshop by ECCO VR co-founder Joel Douek at the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference will highlight the role and value of immersive audio in Virtual Reality and key workflows to achieve best-in-class experiences. It will introduce tools that are free or cheap for low budget creators as… Read More
Virtual Field Trips Using 360° Adaptive Non-Linear Interactive Environments The team at Arizona State University has been researching and developing non-linear, adaptive, and interactive experiences for education using a variety of 360° content for the past several years. During this talk at the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 conference by Geoffrey Bruce, the lead developer on the… Read More
The Making of “as it is”: A Grand Canyon VR Documentary 360 Labs co-founder Thomas Hayden and editor/producer Rachel Bracker discuss the journey behind the making of “as it is,” a virtual reality documentary about grassroots activists working to save the Grand Canyon from a controversial development proposal. Their talk will explore the challenges of… Read More
When the screen in front of us becomes the world around us, new worlds are opened – not just for entertainment, but for virtually any type of content or experience. Our job is to help artists, filmmakers, and creative visionaries bring their talents to the new canvas and re-discover – or even re-invent – the art of narrative. We have the opportunity to re-invent storytelling and content creation tools as we know them. Read More
The IVRPA invites international members, industry associates, business professionals and educators to submit a proposal to be considered for a 20-30 min presentation / 1-hour workshop Its 13th annual 360° Virtual Reality Panoramic Photography & 360° Video Conference May 28 – 31 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo 2018 program will include 4 days of incredible… Read More
We‘re happy to announce Kuula biggest feature release yet – a Virtual Tour editor. Now you can add icons, labels, hotspots that connect to other posts, or you can use interactive cards featuring video and links. Within a few minutes you’ll have a 360 Virtual Tour that looks great, loads fast, plays smoothly and works… Read More
We’d love to share with you a gallery of 360 photos from Lofoten in Norway, taken by Martin Kulhavy. Martin is a talented 360 photographer, he wrote for Kuula an exclusive article about his trip and created a gallery of stunning 360 captures. Lofoten is an archipelago above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway, well… Read More