Amazon is creating a new virtual reality platform, a job posting on employer evaluation site GlassDoor has indicated. The posting, spotted by UploadVR, calls for a senior software development manager for a new virtual reality team. The posting doesn't specify exactly what the successful candidate will be working on, but they will be responsible for "building the Virtual Reality experience within Amazon Video."
NETFLIX ALREADY HAS AN APP FOR SAMSUNG'S GEAR VR
The retail giant says that this will include "an ingestion and playback platform for Virtual Reality experiences" that could operate like its competitors' platforms — Netflix already has its own virtual reality app for Samsung's Gear VR headset, while Hulu is scheduled to put out its own VR app, and the content to watch on it, this spring.
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