Youtube Now Supports VR Videos
Google is bringing two new virtual reality (VR) features to YouTube’s Android app. All you need is your current phone, and a Google Cardboard viewer. First, YouTube now supports VR video. Using the same tricks that humans use to see the world, VR video gives you a sense of depth as you look around in every direction. Near things look near, far things look far.
To give it a try just find a VR video on YouTube, tap the new Cardboard icon, drop your phone into your Cardboard viewer, and you’re off. If you’re a creator, you can also check out technologies like Jump to capture and share your own VR videos.
In addition, you can now watch any video using Google Cardboard, and experience a kind of virtual movie theater. Just select the new "Cardboard" option from the watch page menu, drop your phone into your viewer, and you’re done.
The new YouTube app is available for download from Google Play.