Have you ever seen a Video in 360º? A video of this type captures not only a shot, but all the action that happens in a scene. We users choose where we want to look and we control this by sliding with our finger or, in the case of VR glasses or a mobile device, we can move the device as if it were our own eyes. Now, if you have a fourth-generation Apple TV, you can watch this type of video on your living room TV thanks to littlstar.
Littlstar is a service of virtual reality (VR) founded by Disney that has brought 360º videos to different platforms, including mobile applications and Samsung Gear VR. Now, taking advantage of the tvOS App Store, he has decided to take the step and bring his library of thousands of videos so that we can watch them on our television. They are really worth trying, although I think these videos will not be complete until we can see a quality film or short in 360º.
To control what we look at, we have to do it with it. Siri Remote touchpad. The image will move the opposite of where we slide, which at first is quite confusing, since in tvOS we move in the same direction where we slide, unlike what happens in iOS. We can also zoom by double-clicking on the touchpad. The best thing about these videos is that we are the director of the scene.
To improve the content, Littlstar has partnered with companies such as National Geographic, The Wall Street Journal, Mountain Dew or Showtime. There are many other large brands contributing, but Littlstar also selects user videos and other smaller brands. You could say that it is a kind of YouTube but of spherical videos. As an image is worth a thousand words, it is best to download the Littlstar application on your iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Apple TV and take a tour of the available videos.
