YouTube Launched 360-Degree Live Streaming and Spatial Audio

First Posted: Apr 19, 2016 05:50 AM EDT
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Good news for those who love live streaming. YouTube will start supporting 360-degrees live streaming to their services. And what better way to kick off the additional service than to live stream this year's Coachella, where they chose performances to stream live in 360 degrees.

The company confirmed reports from earlier this year with regard to the additional service and said that developments are in progress. They also just said that they will support spatial audio for on-demand YouTube videos starting today, making them the very first company to launch 360-degree live streaming and spatial audio scale.

According to TechCrunch.com, spatial audio means playing sounds the same way people actually hear it. YouTube Chief Product Officer said that it's about letting their audience listen as they would in real life. He also said that the depth, distance and intensity of the sound all play roles.

Google has already been rolling out their support for spatial audio in its product line, especially for its VR platform, Google Cardboard. Earlier this year, it was made possible for developers to support this option in their own apps by creating updates for the Cardboard SDKs for Unity and Android.

According to Independent, this feature is only available for smartphone users at present but is expected to have a wider scope soon. Although streaming 360-degree videos is not something new, YouTube can bring about an immense amount of audience being the biggest online video platform in the world.

For those who want to stream videos, there are no extra gadgets or headsets users will need to be able to use this feature because they are available in any device including desktop, tablet, iOS or Android. This makes it even more accessible than any high-end VR technologies being developed today which requires a ton of investment and still struggle with their content.

With almost every tech company flying their way to join the video streaming and VR bandwagons, there will be more multi-directional innovations to launch soon.

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