NBC Teams Up with AltspaceVR to Stream Presidential Debates in Virtual Reality
Here’s another first for this election cycle: The Presidential Debates will be streamed in virtual reality, and you’ll be able to join up with other viewers and have virtual viewing parties, complete with customizable avatars.
These VR viewing parties are being held by NBC in AltspaceVR, an events-focused virtual world that has recreated the broadcaster’s election-themed “Democracy Plaza” just for the occasion. AltSpaceVR can be accessed via apps for Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR and HTC Vive as well as through a desktop viewer for PCs.
AltspaceVR has raised a $10 million round of funding from Comcast Ventures, Tencent, Dolby Family Ventures and others last July.
See the full story here: http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/presidential-debate-live-stream-virtual-reality-vr-1201866378/
