IMMERSIVE MEDIA'S 360 VIDEOS HIT THE SOCIAL MEDIA WORLD ON FACEBOOK
Immersive Media, the world leader in 360 video is proud to announce the launch of the first ever 360 video app and 360 video sharing website for Facebook. User can now enjoy HD 360 Immersive video via the web, like it, and have it automatically embedded into their Facebook wall to share with their friends.
Immersive Media’s highly interactive videos can quickly go viral and users will now be able to access the world’s largest collection of 360 videos, including everything from 360 music videos, skydiving, and base-jumping to 360 video tours of Alcatraz and the Grand Canyon.
The im360 website is hosted at im360.immersivemedia.com and may be accessed through either a web browser or the im360 app on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Immersive Media will be opening the site to enable clients, partners, and users to easily post their content and share it on Facebook, the web, as well as on their mobile devices.
Andrew McGovern from Immersive Media stated that “we are excited to bring this technology to the masses via Facebook. This will have a profound impact on branding and experiential marketing. We are not stopping here, we have a whole wave coming for other social platforms, and mobile devices and this will enable live streaming of 360 content as well. This is a game changer, it is changing the way the world sees and experiences video.”
Immersive Media has pioneered the 360 video market with clients and applications such as Google Streetview, Black Eyed Peas BEP360 app and Live from central Park, CNN coverage of Haiti, ABC.com “All Access Pass” for the Oscars, CBC Hockey Night in Canada, Red Bull Surfing, Nike, Adidas and Microsoft.
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Kelowna, BC, July 12, 2011 –
NEW APP "IMMERSES" CONSUMERS IN ACTION SPORTS, AERIAL TOURS, NATURE AND MORE WITH THE WORLD'S LARGEST LIBRARY OF 360-DEGREE VIDEOS
Catch a Wave with Pro Surfers or tour Alcatraz… Be part of the action with new im360 App for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch brought to you by the same team that created the Black Eyed Peas’ BEP360 Video.
Download the Full im360 App or the free Lite version
Immersive Media Company, the world’s leading provider of 360-degree videos, today launched im360/im360 Lite, the first iPhone/iPad/iPod touch app that lets consumers watch amazing 360-degree videos on their mobile devices, using the touch screen or motion-control feature to manage what they see. Viewers have access to the world’s largest library of 360-degree videos available today. Whether it’s base-jumping in Malaysia, or exploring the Vegas Strip, im360/im360 Lite allows users to direct the action and take control of their viewing experience.
With the app, viewers select from a diverse set of videos in the online library that they can download to put themselves in the middle of the action. As each video plays, they can move the video up and down, pan left and right, and zoom in and out to see everything in the scene as if they are actually there.
“With im360, everyone can be an armchair adventurer. If you’ve always wanted to surf the world’s biggest waves or explore the Chicago Art Institute, you can do it all from your iPhone or iPad,” said Myles McGovern, CEO, Immersive Media. “This is the same cutting-edge technology we’ve provided to the Black Eyed Peas for their BEP360 app and to ABC.com for the Oscars, among many others such as NBC, CNN and Google. It is disruptive and addictive technology that really demonstrates the interactive power of mobile devices. “
Videos include content in the following categories: Arts & Entertainment, City Highlights, Helicopter Tours, Museums & Science, Nature & Wildlife, News & Events, Parks & Gardens and Sports & Action.
The currently available videos include Red Bull’s extreme sports competitions; helicopter tours over Alcatraz, the Vegas Strip, Los Angeles and Chicago; footage from Northstudio360 of the June 15 Vancouver riots; tours of leading museums, zoos and botanical gardens; and much more.
Two versions of the app are available for download on iTunes: im360 Lite is free with ads; the ads-free im360, which costs $1.99, offers users the ability to use Immersive Media’s publishing tools to view their own images in 360 degrees. Both versions come with a “View in 3D” setting that allows viewing the 360-degree videos in 3D, as well.
Future upgrades will enable access to live, streaming videos of concerts, sports events and other real-time content.
VANCOUVER, WA - March 31, 2011 -
IMMERSIVE VENTURES INC. ANNOUNCES THE ACQUISTION OF IMMERSIVE MEDIA COMPANY AND IM SENSORS ASSETS
Immersive Ventures Inc. announces the acquisition of the assets of Immersive Media Company and IM Sensors Inc.
The acquisition solidifies Immersive Ventures position as the leader in 360-degree video capture, creation, production and distribution. “This is a significant addition to our patent and IP portfolio as well as an opportunity to grow the largest 360 video content repository and customer base” said Myles McGovern, CEO of Immersive Ventures.
The intent is to continue operations under the brand name of Immersive Media Company (IMC) who successfully pioneered the immersive market with leading brands such as Google Street View, MapQuest, Microsoft, NBC, CNN and CBC Hockey Night in Canada.
Most recently the Immersive Media technology has been used by ABC.com to give their audience an unprecedented second screen experience of the Oscars. John Lasseter, Disney's chief creative officer was quoted saying "the home viewer only gets to see a fraction of what goes on at the Oscars, and this was an opportunity to impart the experience of someone attending"... "it's going to give the viewer at home more access to the Oscar ceremony than even people going to the Oscars," more...
The company will continue to consolidate and aggregate technologies, content and the distribution of interactive video and other rich media formats. Immersive Ventures’ complimentary technology, was developed for mobile platforms such as the Apple iphone, ipad and ipod and was used by 3D360 and Will.i.apps in the production of the Black Eyed Peas’ BEP360 video and to enable the Hasbro MY3D 360 product offering.
McGovern further stated that “the market for immersive content and interactive experiences is exploding and we intend to leverage Immersive Media as the defacto brand in the interactive entertainment market.”
About Immersive Media
Immersive Media has pioneered this market and is the leading provider of full motion, 360-degree, interactive video. The company specializes in capturing, delivering, and playing disruptive and addictive 360-degree content. Immersive Media has patented technology and IP, which has enabled leading brands such as Google Street View and MapQuest, Microsoft, NBC, ABC.com, CNN and CBC Hockey Night in Canada. Immersive Media and their licensed partners provide equipment, services and license the technology to seamlessly integrate into existing workflows.
To learn more, visit www.ImmersiveMedia.com or follow us on twitter @IMC360Video.
About Immersive Ventures
Immersive Ventures was founded in 2010 by former management and engineers of Immersive Media Company and IM Sensors. The company has been focused on building 360 applications in the mobile space as well as content distribution technologies. To learn more, visit www.ImmersiveVentures.com
