YouTube Announces 360-Degree Live Streaming and Spatial Audio in Coachella Festival
Live streaming at this age will never be the same again. According to a report by Phandroid, Google announced that they are now slowly introducing the live streaming of 360-degree video on YouTube. It's not anything that surprised the public though as this feature was first introduced back in March 2015.
Tech Shout noted that since its initial launch, it has been taken advantage of by various creators form all over the world—from musicians to artists to athletes to brands. It's also said that Facebook may have taken inspiration from the concept for its live streaming technology now.
As of the current, support for the 360-degree live video streaming has not been all out yet to the public. But this coming weekend, some will be able to experience it as Google will be doing a 360-degree live stream of select performances at Coachella Festival. In the official blog of YouTube, it is written there that they will be covering performances in the event like never before.
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"And after years of live streaming Coachella for fans around the world who can't attend the festival, this year we're bringing you the festival like never before by live streaming select artist performances in 360 degrees this weekend," as written in the blog post.
Wannabe concert goers can now experience Coachella in their homes but in real time. But that's not all there is to it as Google also announced that they will launching support for spatial audio on YouTube. This will allow users to listen along as if they are really in the moment, which means that depth, distance and intensity will all be involved. However, it is said that this functions only on Android devices with headphones for the time being.
To make the technology possible, Mashable noted that YouTube partnered with VideoStitch and Two Big Ears. They help in making their software compatible with the streams. Users can check out YouTube Space for the technology.
