UK satalite broadcaster, Sky, have launched a new Virtual Reality App, which includes some Star Wars content.
Sky has entered the world of 360-degree videos with a free new Sky VR app for Android, iOS and Oculus VR headsets, pushing content from sports, films, racing, music and news.
With the establishment of a dedicated 360-degree content house, Sky VR Studio, the UK broadcaster becomes one of the first mainstream media companies to start creating high-quality, big budget content for the new viewing platforms.
The Sky VR app launches with 20 different pieces of content related to Star Wars and other bits of Disney, including the Jungle Book. There are also pieces linked to the films The Martian and Suicide Squad. For sports fans there is content from the Williams F1 team, cyclists from Team Sky, boxer Anthony Joshua and several pieces from David Beckham.
The app will be available on most mid-range and higher-end smartphones through Google’s Cardboard and Samsung’s Gear VR, as well as through dedicated VR headsets from Facebook’s Oculus. It will also be viewable in 2D without a headset.
