Kyt Dotson with SiliconANGLE spoke with two VR insiders Jon “Neverdie” Jacobs from Neverdie Studios and Dipak Patel co-founder and CEO of Zeality Inc. about the future VR has and what’s to be expected in 2018.  They both seem optimistic of the technological advances that will be making virtual reality easier to acquire.  A lot of 360-degree equipment to produce and watch virtual reality content is as of right now pretty pricey.  But as the demand grows the price will naturally come down and now the innovations for the devices are finally meeting to allow more users to access the equipment.

As for right now, producing virtual reality and 360-degree video is in the present.  With many camera and housing setups like the 360Rize Yi 360Orb and the affordable YI 360 VR Camera available now, novice filmmakers and content creators can get a hold of this technology now.  For those more experienced and ambitious, the Samsung 360 Round Camera is the best option for those serious about diving into virtual reality.  The diversity in the technology in these products plus the experience levels being met by the manufacturers, this is proof that virtual reality content will only grow.

The year 2018 may be the start of VR hitting the mainstream as headsets come into their second generation and will become cheaper, lighter and easier to use. Head-mounted displays released from Facebook Inc.’s Oculus VR, HTC Corp. and Sony Corp. in 2016 and 2017 can cost anywhere from $400 to $800, which is a barrier to wide adoption.

“I don’t expect the headsets to fly off the shelves,” Patel told SiliconANGLE, imagining a ramp-up in the market. “Rather, I see steady but small growth within the video game community driving the majority of it. They will get smaller and more consumer-friendly.”

“I predict constant progress with the technology, which is going to make it sexier and sexier,” Jacobs told SiliconANGLE, “in particular ‘inside-out’ and ‘eye tracking’ for VR.”

The concept of “inside out” tracking is that VR headsets can keep track of orientation and position in space – basically how a VR game or environment would allow a user to look around and move around. With inside-out tracking, the headset determines its own position with sensors without the need for a room to be outfitted with extra hardware and sensors.

Eye tracking, in particular, will be fundamental to VR technology in 2018. This is because rendering a VR experience even, on tiny screens near the eyes, takes a lot of computer power. That limits how games, entertainment and apps that can be written.

The year 2018 also has something else weird going for it: more movies that use VR as a foundation for the plot such as “Ready Player One,” expected to release in March. “Ready Player One” posits a dystopian future, a world wrecked by an energy crisis, in which much of the world is wired in to virtual reality, and VR is the way people interact, play games and experience entertainment….[continue reading]

For example, an employee is using smart glasses as they examine a system in a remote location. The diagnostic information that shows up in their field of vision indicates the system is not working properly. Customized repair instructions based on the machine’s service and performance history pop up, along with insights gleaned from the broader equipment fleet and the manufacturer. Because the IT worker’s training records indicate the required procedure is beyond their certification level, a skilled technician at a different location connects to the worker’s glasses and can see what this worker sees. The off-site technician then guides the worker through the repair process. This example can be applied to similar scenarios across various industries because MR provides the ability to deliver actionable information to any location where work is done –in the office, on the shop floor or out in the field.

Ultimately, mixed reality may transform how we interact with technology. We’ve already moved from “point, click and type” to “touch, tap and swipe.” MR opens the door for “talk, look and gesture”– game-changing communication and collaboration paradigms that operate in concert with humans’ natural behavior patterns. The ability to grab information from the objects around us — and for that information to respond to our visual and physical cues — will change the way in which we consume and prioritize our work.

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At the 2017 NAB Show, Timecode Systems (Central Hall) is inviting delegates to join them at booth C2746 to experience this exciting new technology and see how it integrates with all their solutions to create the most cohesive VR workflow solution on the market.  360Rize (North Hall) would also like to invite everyone to join them at NAB 2017 booth N318VR to see the complete line of 360 Plug-n-Play™ modular gear.

PRESS RELEASE

OLEAN, NEW YORK, USA, April 23, 2017 /EINPresswire.com/ — 360Rize Inc., a company specializing in 360 video technology, will debut a whole new line-up of high resolution patented 360 Plug-n-Play™ 360 video gear utilizing YI Technology 4K and the new 4K Plus action cameras at the 2017 NAB Show in Las Vegas. These solutions leverage the professional quality of YI Technology 4K and 4K Plus action cameras, offering 360 filmmakers a small, powerful device for capturing high resolution 360 videos and photos.

The new patented 360Rize product line for YI cameras are available in six different camera arrays using 6, 7, 10, 12, 14 or 24 cameras for creating HD 360 video content in both 2D and 3D 360 video. The 360 Plug-n-Play™ design allows users to easily re-purpose these powerful small action cameras to use them as they were intended or simply plug them into the 360Rize 360 video camera arrays to generate HD 360 video content as high as 12,000 by 6,000 pixels.

Coming soon from 360Rize is also a special cable system, which will allow all the YI cameras in the 360 rigs to be controlled as one, making it simple to start and stop the cameras in sync. The same system will sync all the camera settings, and allow record stop and start syncing all the cameras together as one.

“We are so excited to be working with YI Technology and their amazing new 4K action cameras. It’s great to work with the company’s open source YI Open API to utilize these powerful 4K small action cameras within our 360 Plug-n-Play™ camera arrays. The new 4K plus cameras have amazing quality, battery life, low to no heating problems which really helps our multi-camera arrays configurations.” says Michael Kintner, CEO/Founder of 360Rize.

The 360 Plug-n-Play™ rigs can create HD 360 spherical video content up to a resolution of 12K, and in the case of the 360Orb rig (24 Cameras), up to 24K 360 photo resolution.

The new 360 Plug-n-Play™ systems for YI 4K and 4K Plus action cameras will be on display at the 360Rize booth N318VR, at the Vitech Group / Manfrotto booth C6025 at the NAB show in Las Vegas, NV, and are currently available through https://shop.360rize.com. Use Promo Code 2017-NAB-CA on check out and save $50.

Key features of 360 Plug-n-Play™ for YI action cameras:
– All-purpose model for indoor and outdoor 360 filming in HD
– Multiple tripod and monopole mounting positions to hold the gear properly to minimize stitching and post production
– 360 Plug-n-Play™ design for simple camera installation for ease of onset production
– New modular design and hinged camera holders add durability and easy camera installation
– Compatible with 3/8” monopods, tripods and other standard mounting solutions 
– Compatible with drones and UAVs 

Key features of YI Technology Cameras modes for shooting in 360 Video:
– 4K Wide at 30,25 fps (16K) (All 360Rize Rigs)
– 4K Wide at 60,50,30,25 fps (16K) (Add 360Rize HD Rigs)
– 2.7K (4:3) at 30,25 fps (12K) (All 360Rigs Rigs)
– 1440P at 60,50,30,25 fps (8K) (All 360Rigs Rigs)
– Dual-Band Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Connectivity

About 360Rize/360Heros Inc:
360Rize a 360Heros Inc., company specializing in virtual reality 360 video technology, creates 360 spherical video camera systems that capture 360 video content as high as 12K resolution VR content. 360Rize also develops 360 video workflow solutions such as 360CamMan™, the world’s first VR media management software and many other 360 video work flow solutions. Through years of research and innovation, 360Rize is empowering content creators to push the limits of this emerging technology and its unique modular 360 Plug-n-Play™ product line allows producers to use the action and cinematic cameras in multi-camera arrays or unplug them and use them as they were intended allowing producers to efficiently camera manage their video equipment for multiple purposes.

The Uni360 is built to last with its solid aluminum core and support arms is proud to say its the  world’s first universal HD 360 Video gear that now supports over 15 different HD action camera models that can produce HD 360 Video with resolutions as high as 12,000 by 6,000 pixels in some cases. 

Previously its patented predecessor the 360H6 only supported the GoPro Hero3 and Hero4 cameras. However the new patented Uni360 360 Plug-n-Play 360 video gear has risen to whole new levels of providing 360 video content producers more options into producing High Definition 360 video content.   With its new release it supports all versions of the GoPro Action camera models using its universal externalhousing connections.  The GoPro Hero Session, Hero2, Hero3, Hero4 and Hero5 cameras all have in common the bottom center mounts providing a secure and solid connection to the Uni360’s solid aluminum core and its support arms.  So it’s Good-bye 3D printed parts and hello to Pro-Consumer grade aluminum that is built to last and supports a whole array of action cameras

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In additional we are extremely excited to announce that the 360Rize Uni360 also supports the Yi Technology series of action cameras which are the new rivals to the GoPro action cameras. The Yi cameras utilize the new Ambarella Amba H2 SOC chip which is a significant upgrade from its successors A9SE used in the Yi 4K.  The new chip consumes less power with high quality results allowing producers to film longer without overheating with the ability to sync the cameras together.    Additional action cameras that the Uni360 supports is the Garmin VIRB , Veho  Muvi K-Series and dozens more that can use the universal bottom GoPro compatible type support. 

In all cases, the patented 360 Plug-n-Play 360 video solutions allow producers to take advantage of repurposing their cameras to film as they were intended, and then plug into the Uni360 housing and start filming 360 video content.  In this six camera array configuration to determine if the camera is compatible, it needs the bottom universal mount and the cameras need to be able to shoot in 4:3 aspect ratio modes either in 1440 or 960 mode

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360Rize is excited about helping our VR friends rise up into the 360 video marketplace with our patented 360 Plug-n-Play designs, that make VR fun and easy to use. You can stitch content as high as 12,000 by 6,000 pixels with the GoPro rigs and 5,000 by 2,500 with the Blackmagic rigs.

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