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> This is Google saying VR as a medium for passive consumption is dead Not quite. The OP is about 3DOF content where the stereo is baked. You can't move your h

> This is Google saying VR as a medium for passive consumption is dead Not quite. The OP is about 3DOF content where the stereo is baked. You can't move your head around and can't tilt your head. You can have passive content like a static or living scene that isn't interactive but where you can move your head a bit or explore, and it can be photorealistic (6DOF video, light fields, which Google is also working on). VR has this property of being the best hardware to consume some kind of contents that don't fully take advantage of it. Like monoscopic 360° videos, stereoscopic 180° video or stereo panoramas. Not quite VR but there is no better way to consume them. I wonder if it sometimes confuse people assessment of VR potential.

slfnflctd 8y ago
As a semi-early adopter of the GearVR, to me it seems like the monoscopic 360° videos are kind of a dead end and should be a last resort for scenes that can't be captured any other way. Once I saw the 3DOF videos where you can actually move your head around, everything else instantly paled in comparison. I have no desire to view monoscopic video after I went to all the trouble of putting this headset on (unless it's the only way I can watch that video because I'm sitting in a crowded room or vehicle). This really is the next-gen way to consume immersive 3D content, and if what you're doing is not 3D it is probably a niche use case.
Ajedi32 8y ago
> The OP is about 3DOF content where the stereo is baked The OP is about Google Spotlight Stories, which mostly produced non-interactive 6DoF experiences. Obviously on Daydream headsets or YouTube videos which don't support 6DoF you'd only get 3DoF, but if you download the videos on Steam 6DoF works just fine: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=Google%20Spotlight%20Stories&vrsupport=401 https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=Google%20Spotlig...

slfnflctd 8y ago

As a semi-early adopter of the GearVR, to me it seems like the monoscopic 360° videos are kind of a dead end and should be a last resort for scenes that can't be captured any other way. Once I saw the 3DOF videos where you can actually move your head around, everything else instantly paled in comparison. I have no desire to view monoscopic video after I went to all the trouble of putting this headset on (unless it's the only way I can watch that video because I'm sitting in a crowded room or vehicle). This really is the next-gen way to consume immersive 3D content, and if what you're doing is not 3D it is probably a niche use case.

Ajedi32 8y ago

> The OP is about 3DOF content where the stereo is baked The OP is about Google Spotlight Stories, which mostly produced non-interactive 6DoF experiences. Obviously on Daydream headsets or YouTube videos which don't support 6DoF you'd only get 3DoF, but if you download the videos on Steam 6DoF works just fine: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=Google%20Spotlight%20Stories&vrsupport=401 https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=Google%20Spotlig...