How to use virtual reality to tell stories the most shocking? -Virtual reality, VR-IT information

With the virtual reality (VR) and the rapid development of video technology and the popularity of various experiments in the Newsroom, people can′t wait to know what works and what doesn′t work. On Wednesday in London, organised by the "News:rewired" Conference, Buzzfeed Open Lab News technology expert Ben story Kreimer,VR author and educator Sarah Jones, EMEA, and the Wall Street Journal produced Parminder Bahra shared their experiences with us.

First of all, according to a recent Knight Foundation report, VR narrative comes in several different forms:

Virtual reality (VR) create an environment for people in another world, "" a sense of

Augmented reality (AR) combined with real-world objects and information

360-degree panoramic video, viewers can above and below all look

1. absolutely "astonishing" effect

Wear a VR head when for the first time, people are usually very experienced powerful sensory experience, which we call "in the sense of" things are unheard of in any other media, unimaginable. There is no doubt that virtual reality has broken barriers, moved by people power. Sarah Jones was put on the spot.

2. Press-driven or character-led

Compared companies familiar with digital technology, the traditional news media tend to let them to guide this 360 degree video, Ben Kreimer said this was to "show all aspects of a scene, so journalists should be there." Jones think that reporters appeared to enhance the realism of the scene, and play a role to guide the audience, but a key point is to break the barrier of VR, reporter and television screen and the immersive experience. If you don′t want to appear on camera, you have to hide, this is not as easy as it looks:

3. social VR is a challenge

Paminder Bahra said for people to sit down and watch VR will not be easy, "people will not necessarily commuting time". When and where to promote 360 video is also a problem, he added. Facebook recently VR social component has a dedicated research team in the field. Jones says "Facebook acquisitions Oculus is a very strong signal, indicating its development direction and potential", she believes the 360 video will set off social platform.

4. we can use 2D video in 360 degree video, please?

PBS Frontline on them first on the Ebola virus outbreak in the VR did, but filmmakers and co-producer Benedict Moran says that it′s hard to figure out. Earlier this month, "World editors Forum", he said in an interview with PBS lessons is "If you want to do documentaries and documentary VR normal, there is always a discount. "The Congress, Bahra has raised an interesting point: using 2D find a 360 degree video content is useful, can help you archive old material or user-generated content into video.

5. abstract vs real

Image reproduction is one of the most powerful tools to make narrative immersion. The Wall Street Journal back to reproduce on the July 7 bombings in London, tells a story of victims. In a new VR projects, Ann Berger, Associate Professor of communication at the University of Southern California Robert Hernandez went further, using the latest technology to restore site to remind people that potential disaster.

怎样用虚拟现实讲故事最震撼？ - 虚拟现实,VR - IT资讯

随着虚拟现实（VR）和视频技术的飞速发展和新闻编辑室里各种实验的普及，人们迫不及待地想知道哪些方法是行得通的，哪些又是行不通的。周三，在伦敦召开的“news：rewired”大会上，Buzzfeed Open Lab的新闻技术专家Ben Kreimer，VR故事作者和教育家Sarah Jones，以及《华尔街日报》EMEA监制Parminder Bahra和我们分享了他们的经验。

首先，根据Knight基金会近期的报告，VR叙事有几种不同的形式：

虚拟现实（VR）创造的环境让人们在另一个世界产生“身临其境”之感

增强现实（AR）把虚拟物体和信息与现实世界相结合

360度全景视频，观众可以上下左右各种环顾

1.绝对地“惊人”效果

第一次戴上VR头显时，人们通常会被极具震撼力的感官体验所经验，因为这种我们称之为“临在感”的东西在其他任何媒介中都是闻所未闻，无法想象的。毫无疑问，虚拟现实拥有打破屏障，打动大众的力量。Sarah Jones当场便戴上了头显。

2.记者主导还是角色主导

相比熟悉数码技术的公司，传统的新闻媒体倾向让他们的记者来引导这个360度视频，Ben Kreimer表示这是为了“展示一个场景的方方面面，因此记者应该在场”。Jones认为记者的出现能够增强画面的真实感，同时起到引导观众的作用，但VR的一个关键点在于打破屏障，记者就和电视屏幕一样，有碍沉浸式体验。如果你不想出现在镜头里，你就要藏起来，这并不是看起来那么容易的：

3.社交VR是一大挑战

Paminder Bahra说让人们坐下来看VR并非易事，“人们不一定会在通勤的时候看”。何时何地推广360视频也是个问题，他补充道。Facebook最近组件了一支专门研究VR社交领域的团队。Jones表示“Facebook收购Oculus就是一个强烈的信号，预示着它的发展方向与潜力”，她相信360视频将引爆社交平台。

4.我们能在360度视频中使用2D录像吗？

PBS Frontline在他们第一个关于埃博拉病毒爆发的VR中就这么做了，但电影制作人和联合制片人Benedict Moran则表示这挺难搞的。在这个月早些时候的“世界编辑论坛”上，他在访谈中表示PBS吸取的经验教训之一就是“如果你想要把普通纪录片和VR纪录片一起做，总有一个会打折扣。”此次大会上，Bahra提出了一个有趣的点：找到一种在360度视频中使用2D内容的方法是很有用的，可以帮助你把旧的档案材料或者用户制作的内容放入视频中。

5.抽象vs真实

用图像重现事物是使叙事具有沉浸感的有力工具之一。《华尔街日报》重现对伦敦7月7日爆炸案的回想，述说一个受害者的故事。在一个新的VR项目中，南加州大学安能博格传播学院副教授Robert Hernandez则更进一步，运用最新的技术还原灾难现场，以提醒人们眼前那些潜在的灾难。