DW InnovationMar 23

"XR hasn't revolutionized journalism. It has quietly expanded what journalism can do." 🌐📍😎

In the latest DW Innovation blogpost, @Olivia_Luise shares core insights from her master's thesis on 360° and VR journalism – and a couple of things you should know if you want to get started in the field.

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https://innovation.dw.com/articles/what-aspiring-vr-journalists-should-know

#VR #XR #360video #immersive #journalism

From 2D To 3D: What Aspiring VR And 360° Journalists Should Know

Olivia Stracke provides insights into her M.A. thesis on VR and 360-degree journalism, offering tips and ideas for journalists looking to venture into this field.

Show threadhaagchMar 23

@dw_innovation @Olivia_Luise Has it? As a Linux user I know I'm a niche user but I have been on the lookout for 10 years and never once actually seen a piece of VR Journalism at home.

What examples do we have here? The last link is to "DLF Kultur about Stasi interrogations" which links to https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/verhoere-als-virtual-reality-ein-ganz-andere-form-von-100.html, which links to https://blogs.deutschlandradiokultur.de/stasiverhoer/ and.... the page doesn't exist. I found https://spieleratgeber-nrw.de/spiel/stasi-vr/ that explains that it was available for android and ios cardboard VR.

Verhöre als Virtual Reality - "Ein ganz andere Form von Empathie"

Mit einer VR-Brille bewaffnet den Verhörmethoden der Stasi und der Angst der Untersuchungshäftlinge nachspüren: Ist das vielleicht die Geschichtsvermittlung der Zukunft? Martin Hartwig und Jana Wuttke haben ein solches Online-Projekt entwickelt.

Deutschlandfunk Kultur
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@dw_innovation @Olivia_Luise We also have a link to "production examples" that leads to https://innovation.dw.com/articles/two-simple-ideas-that-could-help-vr-journalism-move-forward. It starts with links to two projects https://multiplejournalism.org/case/hunger-in-la and https://unitednationsvirtualreality.wordpress.com/virtual-reality/cloudsoversidra/, which, surprise, don't exist anymore.
It also links to " NYT 360 video channel" https://www.nytimes.com/video/360-video which seems to host normal 2D videos now.
Two simple ideas that could help VR journalism move forward.

Alexander Plaum suggests to make existing content more visible – and produce more stories on a budget.

Mar 23 at 1:46pmWeb
Show threadhaagchMar 23
@dw_innovation @Olivia_Luise Later that production examples article links https://www.ard.de/home/ard/Virtual_Reality_und_360__Videos/3363414/index.html (doesn't exist), https://www.rbb-online.de/unternehmen/der_rbb/profil/digitale_produkte/virtual-reality.html which does exist but in turn links to Cardboard https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vragments.a100vr&hl=de and and GearVR https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vragments.a100vr_gearvr&hl=de google play store pages that don't exist anymore.
I understand that these links are in part 10 years old, but imagine if this was the experience with normal Journalism that even if you could find a working link you couldn't view it on modern devices?