Youtube is Livestreaming Republican and Democratic Conventions using 360 video

The whole country is about to get more familiar with VR and 360-degree immersive content. The brief article below will give you a few more details about how to tune in. From TNW blog YouTube is again livestreaming the Republican and Democratic National Conventions this year, but this time there’s a twist: 360 degree video. Time to pull out that Cardboard headset. I’m not exactly sure how well that will contribute to the experience, but I suppose it would be fun to watch thousands of republicans likely cringing to their own candidate. It’s also not immediately clear if 360 video will be the only view or if it’s an optional perspective, but we imagine it’s the latter...[continue reading]