NBA Releases All-Star Weekend VR Film
The NBA playoffs are currently in full swing and now, NBA fans with home virtual reality setups can get a first-hand look at games.
The league Thursday released a 360-video experience from this year’s All-Star Weekend for the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR. In the film, you’ll be able to track various events throughout New Orleans during All-Star Weekend, which ran Feb. 17-19.
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Segments in the experience include interviews with players like Kyrie Irving, watching players practice, seeing the slam dunk contest and watching the actual All-Star Game. The film is free via the Oculus Video app and can be viewed on either the Rift or Gear VR.
Check out a preview of the video below:
The All-Star game film also doesn’t look to be the league’s only look into VR. The NBA plans to release clips from this season’s NBA Finals in VR later in the year.
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While VR has been a popular format for game developers, 360-video experiences like the NBA’s have been an equally popular way for most people to learn about VR. With full video, it’s possible to look around within videos through your headset. As the format’s popularity grows, the technology underneath also looks to be refined. At Facebook’s F8 tech conference this week, the social media company unveiled new cameras that could add depth of field to 360 videos.
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