Kandao – Explore the Next-Gen Virtual Reality Imaging: From Stereo to Depth As virtual reality hits the masses, new ways of creating content immersive experience are being explored, by both on-field experienced creators to leading VR camera manufacturer. Being the developer of the renowned professional VR camera Obsidian, Kandao keeps finding solutions that remove technical… Read More
FPE: First Person Emotion At the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference Mohamed Marouene from SoWhen? will talk about how he used First Person Point of View to generate the emotion needed for their prevention campaign for the SNCF. at the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference. He will discuss the challenges encountered: ∙ Creating the ExOZO their exoskeleton for… Read More
BALLAVITA: An Adventure in Virtual Reality “I want the audience to feel the action under their skin. I want them to feel like they are jumping, flying and dancing. Not just to observe but to feel. Physical action on the screen is a physical action for the audience.” At the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference director… Read More
We launched Virtual Tours in January, but we knew it was only the beginning! The new feature proved to be extremely popular among our users. Today, we’re happy to announce the first big update to the Virtual Tours user interface. It’s based on feedback we received from you and on our observations on how the… Read More
Capturing 360° video from Drone Platforms – Workshop At the IVRPA Tokyo 2018 Conference, Nick Ivanov from Advanced Visuals Inc. will present a workshop and share some of his experience capturing and processing 360° video footage from drone platforms, including small UAVs that carry only conventional cameras. http://advancedvisuals.com/
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
With reports suggesting that VR could generate $70 billion by 2020, it’s not surprising to see major media companies publishing VR stories as fast as they can. However, telling stories using 360-degree spherical video poses some interesting problems, and there are a growing number of articles questioning the validity of 360-degree spherical video techniques for storytelling in journalism and documentary filmmaking. Read More
One of the main issues shooters face when shooting 360 VR, is that uneven camera movements can make the viewer feel uneasy and even nauseous. Jerky movements coupled with rolling shutter can also make it very hard to stitch a 360 together, introducing errors that are time consuming to try to rectify. For this reason most high end professional VR shooting up until now has been done from a fixed position. If the camera is moved it is done on a dolly, track or specialised buggy. Read More
Joergen Geerds of Freedom360 will talk about the latest development in shooting, stitching, and processing professional 360° Video using affordable array cameras including gopro, elmo, and more
See Alexandre Jenny’s presentation from IVRPA Prague 2015 Conference here – In the last 6 months, quite all major actors in the technology industry were focused on only one field: VR. Vr is mainly composed of 2 type of contents: Computer generated media like in the game industry and immersive media like 360 images and… Read More
With the rise in 360 degree popularity fuelled by the creation of immersive viewing systems, what was once a selective choice for businesses, 360 degree images are becoming a “need to have”. Fully automatic 360 degree hardware solutions are the key to harvesting data quicker and easier than ever before. Allowing photographers to capture in… Read More
Spherical and immersive imaging is rapidly growing as the future of consumer media. But may it be using fisheye lenses or mirrors with limited field of view, or multiple lenses/cameras systems and softwares, most of our production solutions today are mostly hacks of equipment initially meant to produce regular framed media. From professionals to consumers,… Read More
IVRPA - The International Virtual Reality Professionals Association is an international association of photographers who create and produce 360° Panoramas and other Virtual Reality Content including 360° Video, 360° Virtual Tours, Gigapixel Panoramas, and more.
This website showcases both our members and VR Photography community enthusiasts, and serves as a central place for news and communication for the 360° VR industry.
Professional and amateur and 360° VR photographers are encouraged to Join IVRPA and participate on this website.