[New post] Facebook may be developing a virtual reality video app

sskarthik posted: "Facebook took a big leap into the virtual reality market when it purchased Oculus VR last year, but that's about where its work with VR stopped. Now, Facebook itself may be starting to work on virtual reality, too. According to The Wall Street Journa" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Facebook may be developing a virtual reality video app by sskarthik Facebook took a big leap into the virtual reality market when it purchased Oculus VR last year, but that's about where its work with VR stopped. Now, Facebook itself may be starting to work on virtual reality, too. According to The Wall Street Journal, Facebook is developing a mobile app for viewing virtual reality videos — videos that are filmed in 360 degrees, usually using a multi-camera setup, and allow a viewer to look around the world as they're playing. Facebook has already announced plans to start supporting 360 degree videos within its News Feed, and a video app dedicated to them would help Facebook fight to become the platform for this kind of movie. Read more... sskarthik | September 15, 2015 at 4:58 am | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3jSf Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/facebook-may-be-developing-a-virtual-reality-video-app/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com