Samsung’s virtual reality headset, the Gear VR, goes on sale in retail outlets tomorrow for the relatively modest price of $199. That headset is powered by technology developed by Oculus, the VR company acquired last year by Facebook (which has its own headset, the Oculus Rift).
Both the headsets and the experiences they enable – Samsung’s Gear VR enables live and on-demand streaming of VR video – were making news this week at Facebook’s F8 2015 developer conference. With the availability of affordable – and stylish, compared to previous implementations of VR headgear – headsets, enhanced VR TV content will start to follow.
It was in that context that Fox Sports and Next VR, which specializes in capturing and delivering live broadcast-quality VR content, announced they completed a live VR broadcast production test during two NASCAR series races at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., last weekend (March 21-22).
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Both the headsets and the experiences they enable – Samsung’s Gear VR enables live and on-demand streaming of VR video – were making news this week at Facebook’s F8 2015 developer conference. With the availability of affordable – and stylish, compared to previous implementations of VR headgear – headsets, enhanced VR TV content will start to follow.
It was in that context that Fox Sports and Next VR, which specializes in capturing and delivering live broadcast-quality VR content, announced they completed a live VR broadcast production test during two NASCAR series races at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., last weekend (March 21-22).
See more at:multichannel.com
