Hi guys,
thanks for your feedback.
@BigAl3D
I can’t remember when corona added spherical, etc mapping and VR mode to the C-camera tag, but it has been there for a long time. The corona blog had some articles about VR in 2016/17 and then it gets quiet.
I absolutely agree with you about “not feeling it”. It’s gamers and pixel pushing freaks like us, that are willing to try things out to see where we are. That’s not the critical mass to get VR off the ground.
@ficdogg
Looks like the free tier in kuula posts your image publicly, wouldn’t work for me during development. The paid tiers are private but I didn’t see any features that really justify that price.
In terms of VR, I think your response is also a good indication that we are not “there” yet.
You just need to upload it to a 360 compatible player,
Imagine you want to quickly email or whatsapp someone any old picture, but you need to upload it to a site that offers a 2D compatible player and they have to click a link… because your phone or PC is not able to display the image correctly. No, thanks.
I think as long as 360/VR content is not as easy to handle as any regular 2D image, it will not be widely adopted.
Once the regular user doesn’t think twice about spinning around in a photo and sending it to someone else without instructions “how to view”, maybe then we’ll get closer to VR acceptance. I think we are a “long” way from people reaching for their VR glasses the same way they reach for their phones.
Sorry for ranting…