YouTube has launched a 360-degree live streaming and spatial audioOn
Monday, the video platform introduced 360-degree live streaming
and spatial audio to consumers. One of the first videos available in the
new format will be the Indio, Calif.-based Coachella festival where a
handful of performances will be live streamed in 360 degrees.
“What
excites me most about 360-degree storytelling is that it lets us open
up the world’s experiences to everyone,” Neal Mohan, YouTube’s Chief
Product Officer, wrote in a blog post.
The news comes
just over a year after YouTube launched 360-videos and following
reports from earlier this year suggesting this was YouTube’s next big
step.
The platform also announced spacial audio, which
gives users the ability to “listen along as you do in real life, where
depth, distance and intensity all play a role.”
YouTube
worked with VideoStitch and Two Big Ears to help make their software
compatible with the streams. The technologies will be available at all
YouTube Space locations around the globe for users to check out.
“Students
can now experience news events in the classroom as they unfold.
Travelers can experience faraway sites and explorers can deep-sea dive,
all without the physical constraints of the real world,” Mohan added.
“And
today’s kids dreaming of going to a basketball game or a concert can
access those experiences firsthand, even if they’re far away from the
court. What were once limited experiences are now available to anyone,
anywhere, at any time.”
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