VR technology – PSafe Blog https://www.psafe.com/en/blog Articles and news about Mobile Security, Android, Apps, Social Media and Technology in general. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:49:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/cropped-psafe_blog_purple-shield-32x32.png VR technology – PSafe Blog https://www.psafe.com/en/blog 32 32 <![CDATA[How to Watch Super Bowl Highlights in VR]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/watch-super-bowl-highlights-vr/ Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:00:51 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=8703 One of the most exciting aspects about VR technology is how it will affect the sports industry. During this year’s Super Bowl on February 5, viewers were able to watch the highlights on the Fox Sports VR App. During the game, the app showed highlights in VR, nearly in real-time, so that users could experience the game as if they were there. The app put users inside a “private suite” at the stadium so they could look out over the field and watch the highlights from six different available camera angles.

How did they create the VR experience?

To deliver the VR experience for the Super Bowl, LiveLike had six cameras placed around Houston’s NRG Stadium. The cameras were focused on each end zone, one on the 50-yard line, one from the press box, and a few that moved around throughout the game. These cameras provided the shots for the immersive experience on the app that allowed users to switch between the views, even in the middle of one of the highlights. Users also received push notifications when the new highlights were available within the app.

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Fox Sports and LiveLike have partnered many times.

This collaboration between Fox Sports and LiveLike (who powers the app) is not their first collaboration. The duo teamed up and had their first broadcast during a football game between Ohio State and Oklahoma in September 2016, and another during the MSL Cup soccer championship in December. This is the first time, however, that the technology has been used for the Super Bowl.

Here’s how the Fox Sports VR app works.

In order to experience this VR platform through the Fox Sports VR App, users need to sign in to their cable accounts before getting access. The app is compatible with both Samsung’s Gear VR and Google Cardboard. It also has a 360-degree alternative option for those just wanting to test out virtual reality. They can then access the 20 highlights, which is the closest any company has gotten to a live VR option for streaming the big game.

To use the Fox Sports VR app, you don’t need any special equipment. You can watch games from the suite view, like for the Super Bowl, or from multiple positions on the field itself. You also have access to schedules, rosters, and match-ups. If you have access to virtual reality goggles, you can use those as well for an even more immersive experience.

]]> <![CDATA[Experience a Concert with Virtual Reality]]> https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/experience-concert-virtual-reality/ Fri, 25 Nov 2016 20:00:25 +0000 https://www.psafe.com/en/blog/?p=6067 We are constantly looking for news ways to enhance our experiences, whether they are concerts, theme parks, or video games. Virtual and augmented reality can help achieve that new, fully immersive experience. The technology is rapidly improving, which means that we could soon see VR taking over the next major concert we attend. Still, it could be a few years before we see an abundance of VR concerts.

If you can’t attend a much-anticipated concert, or else desire to experience your favorite musicians in a new way, virtual reality can offer a solution through a VR headset. Musical groups and musicians like Coldplay, Jack White, the Weeknd, Björk, and U2 have all recorded in virtual reality. A VR concert experience could offer a cheaper way to “attend” an incredible concert — and without the hassle of leaving your home.

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Next VR’s Virtual Reality Concert Series

Recently, Citi, Live Nation, and Next VR announced that they were teaming up to produce a series of virtual reality concerts. Think of the series as a type of backstage pass — an improved version of the formerly popular Disney 3D concert films. The first VR concert in the series could be released by the end of this year on the NextVR app. However, in order to experience a virtual reality concert through Next VR, you’ll need a VR headset. The NextVR app currently works with a Samsung Gear VR headset and Samsung phones. Eventually, they will expand their compatibility with other devices.

An Enhanced, Immersive Experience

Further, iHeartRadio and Universal Media Group are also working together to create virtual reality concerts. They want to bring virtual reality to the actual concerts, either before the show, during, or after, as a way to enhance the concert goer’s experience. iHeartRadio has already started to incorporate virtual reality technology into its events this year. In addition, iHeartRadio and UMG also hope to produce a VR concert series for VR headsets.

The Price of a VR Experience

While a VR concert experience could offer a cheaper way for fans to experience big-name artists like Lady Gaga or Beyoncé, it still won’t be cheap. You’ll still need access to a pricey VR headset and a compatible device. As for VR-equipped concerts, ticket prices could further increase. Still, as the technology improves and becomes more common, prices should, eventually, decrease. If you regularly attend big-name concerts, however, this may not be an issue for you. In that case, you have no excuse not to take advantage of this technology right now. After all, it was made with you in mind.

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