Facebook brought virtual reality videos to the News Feed. The new feature was collaborated with Facebook’s acquired company, Oculus in bring a 360 degree video.
Currently the videos works on Android and web, allow you to change the field of view by tapping on the screen or moving your smartphone like how it works on Oculus 3D but in 2D format. Facebook will be releasing this soon for iOS in the coming months.
There are few videos has been uploaded and shared on Facebook from; Star Wars, GoPro, VICE, LeBron James, The Discovery Channel, and Saturday Night Live.
Here’s a quick video sample from its upcoming movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens;
Speed across the Jakku desert from Star Wars: The Force Awakens with this immersive 360 experience created exclusively for Facebook.
Posted by Star Wars on Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Source: Facebook Newsroom
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