360 Images
A 360-degree photo is a controllable panoramic image that surrounds the original point from which the shot was taken. Once enough shots are taken to surround the photographer, the pictures are either uploaded to an application to be turned into a 360-degree photo or created through a mobile app on a smartphone
360 Video
Also known as immersive videos or spherical videos, are video recordings where a view in every direction is recorded at the same time, shot using an omnidirectional camera or a collection of cameras.
3DOF
3DoF means we can track rotational motion but not translational. For the headset, that means we can track whether the user has turned their head left or right, tilted it up or down, or pivoted left and right.
6DOF
Six degrees of freedom (6DOF) refers to the specific number of axes that a rigid body is able to freely move in three-dimensional space. 6DOF means we can additionally track translational motion. That means we can track whether the user has moved forward, backward, laterally, or vertically.
Alternate Pathways
Viewers are given choices to make within a video.
Android
Android is a mobile operating system developed by Google. It is used by several smartphones and tablets.The Android operating system (OS) is based on the Linux kernel. Unlike Apple's iOS, Android is open source, meaning developers can modify and customize the OS for each phone.
Animation
Animation is a method in which pictures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI).
Avatar
An icon or figure representing a particular person in video games or internet forums.
Cardboard
Google Cardboard is a low-cost head-mounted phone enclosure for viewing virtual reality experiences compatible with mobile devices
Clickable Hotspots
A hotspot is a clickable 'button' within a 360° experience that can redirect to a variety of content: a presentation card, another 360° experience, a URL, etc. Hotspots help guide the user to content, which can help drive even more engagement with 360° experiences.
Daydream
Daydream is a head-mounted phone enclosure. In October 2019, Google officially discontinued its Daydream View VR headset
HTC Vive
HTC Vive is a Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Device developed by HTC and Valve. The headset uses "room scale" tracking technology, allowing the user to move in 3D space and use motion-tracked handheld controllers to interact with the environment.
Immersive
The experience places the user inside a virtual world. An immersive experience will require a supported head-mounted device such as an Oculus Go or HTC Vive.
Interactive
The experience involves user interactivity with hand-held controller(s), mouse, keyboard, eye gaze, or voice input.
Mac OS/X
Mac OS/X is a series of graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc. since 2001. It is the primary operating system for Apple's Mac family of computers.
Multi-User
Multiple simultaneous users operating in the same virtual space.
Oculus Go
Oculus Go is a Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Device. It was discontinued by Facebook Technologies in June, 2020 in order to focus on six-degrees-of-freedom (6DOF) headsets such as the Quest.
Oculus Quest
Oculus Quest is a Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Device offering six degrees of freedom and touch controllers.
Oculus Rift
Oculus Rift is a Virtual Reality Head Mounted Device offering six degrees of freedom and touch controllers.
Playstation
PlayStation is a brand of a series of game consoles created and developed by Sony Computer Entertainment.
Samsung Gear
Samsung Gear is a Head-Mounted phone enclosure
Special H/W
Special hardware for virtual reality experiences can include joysticks, force Balls/Tracking balls, controller wands, data gloves, trackpads, On-device control buttons, motion trackers, and more.
Unity Gaming Engine
Unity is a cross platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies. The engine can be used to create three-dimensional, two-dimensional, virtual reality, and augmented reality games, as well as simulations and other experiences.
Unreal Gaming Engine
A suite of integrated tools for game developers to design and build games, simulations, and visualizations.
VR Monoscopic
Monoscopic video is captured using a single lens system. The end result of a monoscopic 360 video viewed through a VR headset is that everything appears the exact same distance away. A person standing 1m away will have the same depth to them as a person standing 5m away.
VR Stereoscopic
Stereoscopic video is captured using a twin lens system. The end result of a stereoscopic 360 video viewed through a VR headset is that some objects appear closer than others, simulating our own binocular vision. A person standing 1m away will appear 1m away when viewed through a VR headset, whilst a person standing 5m away will not appear as close to you, they will appear 5m away.
Video
Two-dimensional video.
Windows
Windows is a series of operating systems developed by Microsoft.
iOS
iOS is a mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc. that powers many of the company's mobile devices, including the iPhone, iPad, and IPod Touch.