CNN.com has added a 360-degree view of Haiti. The unique part of this view is that it was taken from a vehicle driving down a street and users can pause or even pan around while the clip is still moving.
It’s an interesting application that’s does do a good job of “placing” the user at the scene of the news, but could benefit from a bit more information. One possible improvement would be “hot spots” where users can click or hover over to get more details. For example, perhaps a location where a rescue took place.
Check out the interactive clip here.
It’s the Dodeca from Immersive Media. http://www.immersivemedia.com
Dodeca 2360
Immersive Media, which is the same company behind Google Maps Street View is powering the video. Details: http://hollywoodindustry.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=963681
anyone know what camera they are using for this?