DEFINITIVE SOURCEVIRTUAL REALITY JOURNALISM

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EVOLUTION OF VIRTUAL REALITY

1990’s1860’s 2015

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VR is a new storytelling tool

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Every new technology brings uncertainty

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TELEGRAPH

“"...What was this telegraph to do? Would it transmit letters and newspapers? “

- In 1842 Sen. George McDuffie was asked to provide funds for a telegraph between Baltimore and new York City. That was his reaction.

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RADIO

“Well-informed people know it is impossible to transmit the voice over wires and that were it possible to do so, the thing would be of no practical value.” – A Boston Post editorial from 1865 declared radio would be “of no practical value”

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TELEVISION

“The problem with television is that people must sit and keep their eyes glued on a screen; the average American family hasn’t time for it.” – A 1939 The New York Times review of a demonstration at the World’s Fair

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INTERNET

“The Internet will soon go spectacularly supernova and in 1996 catastrophically collapse.” - In 1995 Robert Metcalfe, co-

inventor of the Internet, thought that his invention was doomed for failure

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VIRTUAL REALITY

“I don't think most humans want to look stupid in a VR headset and they don't want to isolate themselves from the world. I mean, if someone's sneaking up behind me with a baseball bat, I want to know about it, you know what I mean?(…)”– In 2014, legendary game designer Warren Spector, presented his doubts about Virtual Reality.

THE VIRTUAL REALITY OPPORTUNITY IS REALVR/AR could become bigger than TV by 2020

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WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT VR?

How it is displayedHow content is captured

CREATING VIRTUAL REALITY

1. Record 2. Stich 3. Publish

PUBLISHING VIRTUAL REALITY

360 Video VR HeadsetVR cardboards

360 FILM: “SEEKING HOME”

• Virtual Reality immersive 360 video distributed to YouTube 360, Oculus and RYOT VR.

• Technologies used: Camera rig, video stitching software

• Content Type: International News Reporting

May 1, 2023 ASSOCIATED PRESS

360 FILM: “THE SECOND LINE”

• Virtual Reality immersive 360 video distributed to YouTube 360, Oculus and RYOT VR.

• Technologies used: VR Camera rover

• Content Type: Domestic News Reporting

May 1, 2023 ASSOCIATED PRESS

The VR camera used for The Second Line sits atop a custom-built rig and rover operated by remote control

Credit: Spherica

LIVE STREAMING: “STAR WARS” PREMIERE• Provide behind the

scenes access to red carpet events in 360

IMMERSIVE JOURNALISM BEYOND VR & 360 VIDEO

• Virtual reality video explainer distributed to YouTube 360.

• Technologies used: 3Dmodeling and animations

• Content type: Science

COMPUTER GENERATED GRAPHICS VR

3D MAPPING

• VR experience distributed to Oculus Share and interactive web embed

• Technology : 3-D camera combines infrared and high dynamic range imaging to create photorealistic virtual spaces.

• Content: Travel and Entertainment

Credit: Matterport

AUGMENTED REALITY

Live view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by juxtaposing a digital element

Credit: Empathetic Media

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