Antony Maina says, “Both Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) and Periscope are taking live video broadcasting to another level by introducing 360-degrees live video streams. You can now watch 360-degree live video on both platforms, but only select partners can currently broadcast 360-degree videos.

How can you distinguish 360-degree video from the other broadcasts? Well, all 360-degree live videos are marked with a special “Live 360” badge.

How Does Live 360 Video on Periscope Work?

It’s quite easy really. Identify a 360-degree video and start watching. Change your point of view by moving your device around or by tapping and swiping around the screen.

In their announcement post, the Periscope team said: “Live 360 video isn’t just about taking you to places you’ve never been; it’s about connecting you with people and letting you experience something new with them. With these videos, the broadcaster anchors the experience so you can be present with them from whatever environment they’re sharing from. When they smile, you’ll smile, and when they laugh, maybe you’ll laugh too.”

Periscope isn’t the first platform to introduce support for live 360-degree videos. Facebook introduced its own Live 360 feature in December while YouTube added support for 360-degree live videos in April, 2016”.

Periscope Introduces Live 360 Video

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