The concept of 360stories relates to the early stage of creation of
feature 360-degree film stories. The trials of different methods are gathered on this website. Most of the movies
were recorded using spherical video cameras (Ladybug2 and Ladybug3) and present stories by the application of
the same or similar techniques of presenting narratives as in the early cinema and characterise the following features:
- the application of commentary of a lecturer
- creation of travel genre movies
- lack of advanced video editing
- lack of actors
- lack of dialogues
The research about merging video panoramas and narratives continues.
I would like to express my gratitude towards ICCI from the University of Plymouth for their support in the creation video panoramas presented on this website.
You are welcome to upload your 360story to this website.
This YouTube video explains one of the methods of gathering 360stories:
This 360story was recorded in Krakow in Poland and presents the journey through the hitorical part of the city. Krakow is my hometown and is one of the oldest city in Poland, which
historic centre was inscribed to the prestiguous UNESCO World Heritage List. Krakow has one of the largest squares in Europe and it is one of the most visited
cities in the Eastern Europe.
YouTube video from UNESCO:
Tourist approach was a leading idea for the generation of a
360story which could be extended in the future to the creation of nonlinear
360-degree stories around this city. The 360-
degree video was captured in spring 2009 and was then converted, edited and prepared
for the display on immersive screens in Montreal, Hong Kong and Plymouth.
Voice over: Chris Martin
Full story: YouTube
Please send e-mail to me if you want to see 25-minute version of this video panorama
Wawel Castle

The process of recording 360-degree video on a horse carriage in Krakow in Poland

... and the final result (short video):