> but it's largely a gimmick for most videos as they are now
Absolutely agree. There has been exactly one video where I was constantly spinning around 360 and it was the Lion King musical 360 video (1).
The reason it kept my interest was 1. things are happening 360 the entire time, and (more importantly) 2. I got to see a view that I had never seen before (that is, looking from the stage into the audience). If the Lion King video had been shot in an open field, I doubt I would have been spinning around nearly as much.
TBH, I find 360 video tiresome. It gives me a feeling of anxiety (low level annoyance, not full blown panic) that I might be missing something interesting if I'm facing the wrong way. I really don't find the payoff to be worth it. I feel like 360 video is going to end up like 3D TV.
Absolutely agree. There has been exactly one video where I was constantly spinning around 360 and it was the Lion King musical 360 video (1).
The reason it kept my interest was 1. things are happening 360 the entire time, and (more importantly) 2. I got to see a view that I had never seen before (that is, looking from the stage into the audience). If the Lion King video had been shot in an open field, I doubt I would have been spinning around nearly as much.
TBH, I find 360 video tiresome. It gives me a feeling of anxiety (low level annoyance, not full blown panic) that I might be missing something interesting if I'm facing the wrong way. I really don't find the payoff to be worth it. I feel like 360 video is going to end up like 3D TV.
(1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T57kzGQGto