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Old Jun 30, 2016, 1:55 am
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360 Degree Virtual Tour of Polaris Lounge and Seat

Didn't see this posted yet. United uploaded a 360 video (in 4k also! ^) on their youtube channel today that showcases a computer generated version of their new Polaris lounge and 777-300ER seat/cabin. Here's the link:

Pretty nifty! ^

Just an FYI for those who don't have much experience with 360 video (taken from the Youtube support page):

YouTube supports playback of 360° spherical videos on computers in Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Opera browsers. You can also watch 360° videos on YouTube apps for Android and iOS. For an immersive experience, you can even watch 360° videos with Cardboard and the YouTube Android app.
On computers, you can click and drag or use the arrow keypad in the upper left of the video to change which way your perspective is facing. On mobile, you can move your entire phone (if equipped with an accelerometer), or use your finger to hold and drag.

360 video won't control your perspective for you, so you have to manually move the camera to look at different things. For example, if the narrator is talking about how the tray table works along with a corresponding animation and you happen to be facing backwards, the video will not automatically move the camera around for you towards the "action" of the shot. If you do not move the camera yourself to look at what is happening in the part of the screen being referred to as a focus point, you may miss some of the action in the shot.

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