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“The great power of virtual reality news is that you have a choice in the way you consume it” – Louis Jebb, on news in virtual reality.

Today on the podcast I have my good friend Louis Jebb. Louis is the founder and CEO of immersiv.ly, a new media company, the creator of the worlds first 360 degree, virtual reality (VR) news documentary: Hong Kong Unrest. Louis founded Immersiv.ly as a response to the disinterest in traditional consumption of ‘sensationalistic’ news. Louis believes in editorial awareness, fairness, and authenticity. Louis has also been a great reference for me about the world of media and interviews as I started and launched the Art of Adventure. Here is a guy who knows the power of thinking big and making things happen! Enjoy!

“Adventure is holding your nerve and going big” – Louis Jebb

What you will learn in this Episode:

-The near term future of Virtual Reality

-The future of the news

-How the worlds first 360 VR news documentary was created

-The power of news that explains vs. news that sensationalizes

-Active vs. passive news consumption

-Which companies to watch in VR

-The business side of VR news

Mentioned in this Episode:

Hong Kong Unrest

Immersiv.ly

Hong Kong Unrest – the first Virtual Reality News Documentary

Immersivly on Twitter

Oculus Rift

Six GoPro cameras were used to film Hong Kong Unrest

Immersivly and artist Gretchen Andrews’ virtual reality art gallery

Milk VR

Virtual Reality at Sundance Film Festival

Zeiss VR One

Thanks Louis Jebb!

If you enjoyed this session of The Art of Adventure Podcast, let Louis know by clicking on the link below and sending her a quick shout out on Twitter:

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