

YouTube VR supports a new wave of 360-degree, spherical videos that unfold all around you. YouTube may decide not to add a theater experience at all: "We've discovered that people get tired of fancy interfaces after a while," Wilms said.īut flat videos won't necessarily be the main attraction.
WATCH YOUTUBE IN VR MOVIE
You and your adjustable movie screen will exist in a deep, black void while you're inside the headset. YouTube VR hasn't created anything like that yet, Wilms said. VR apps from Netflix, Hulu and Oculus have gone a step further to create a virtual movie theater experience that surrounds you while you watch.

WATCH YOUTUBE IN VR PS4
Explore YouTube’s vast and always growing collection of fully immersive 360-degree videos with the YouTube App for PS4 now with PlayStation VR support.
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Android N: What's new in Google's latest OS Enjoy hundreds of VR videos from a range of streaming services, and experience documentaries, storytelling, virtual travel and much more with PS VR.Daydream is Google's new VR headset - and it's not what you expected.Everything announced at Google I/O 2016."You have your own personal movie theater," Wilms said. Detailed guide for setting up the Opera VR Player to allow viewing of 3D and 360 YouTube videos in a VR headset now that YouTube VR is broken or gone and other alternatives have stopped working. With traditional videos, you'll also be able to resize or reposition the screen however you'd like in your own virtual space. Watching YouTube 360 Videos without YouTube VR. You'll also be able to use your voice to search for specific videos instead of tapping out letters on a keyboard, or channel surf by clicking from one video to the next.Īn early look at the YouTube VR app's interface. While wearing a VR headset, the videos are front and center in the YouTube VR app, constantly playing even as you use the app's appear-out-of-thin-air menu to select what you want to watch next, Wilms said. The broader commitment by YouTube, the most popular online video site in the world, potentially spurs its millions of viewers to try out VR headsets just as artists begin to experiment with the new medium. YouTube VR could kickstart broader interest in virtual reality, a burgeoning trend that has captivated the tech industry through its ability to transport people into wholly different digital worlds. Watch in your phone's YouTube app or the Chrome web browser, and you should be able to click and drag to look all around. Above: A recent popular example of a 360-degree video.
