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Good summary A1EX, cheers for the time taken providing that. A good reminder what they have achieved in a short space of time. I have seen some moan about the lack of artists that have used LA so far. I'd say its the complete opposite, have to keep in mind its not just a matter of the bands/artists getting scheduled in and turning up but everything else that goes into these sets, yes the set remains relatively the same in terms of space nd no props but someone in production has to plan the sets graphics for the screens, lighting etc all in time with each track for the duration and content of that show. Not something that is done in a couple of minutes! Keeping that in mind the list provided by A1EX it would suggest they have done well to record as many as they have in that time!

Agree with you venues sentiment, only reason I see to add additional venues in the UK is either the venue itself is offering something extra outside of Brixton to incentive MVR to setup there or MVR need additional venues to accommodate more more artists and more frequency. The UK is tiny in comparison to the US so artist can make the trip to Brixton in short notice and short time so geographically it shouldn't be a problem. I see the possibility of more venues in the US due to geographically it being massive making travel for artists and equipment more difficult, costly and time consuming.

We know New York was mentioned which would make sense covering both coasts, but that could be related to Theatre for all we know at the moment.

Afternoon Jimi, pleased to read you had a pleasant experience with a viewer. Having owned and tried a vast majority of VR headsets from Viewers through to dedicated HMD's such as PSVR, PC headsets and standalone device like the Oculus GO & Quest I must admit I hate viewers but that's from a tech perspective.

However, int he case of MVR the average music fan will likely have the pleasant experience you had yourself and won't have any technological expectations so as speculated by many, like yourself, I too believe giving these away with a sub model is the most likely thing MVR are going to do and is a great inexpensive way to enhance the experience over the standard mobile viewing.

I think it is almost a given now that the viewer is being timed with the subscription model given the reports of storage facilities acquired and both have been simultaneously confirmed but constantly delayed at the same time.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wireless-connect-review-a-valiant-attempt-to-recreate-the-festival-experience-xsw7mnq3l

Djp57 you will get the same 360 experience through the YouTube or Facebook app as you will the MelodyVR App. The benefit to using the MelodyVR app will be the ability to select the camera view you prefer via the Jump spots. YouTube and Facebook players won't have this function so users will have to watch via the 'Directors cut' which will switch to the cameras MVR production choose. All platforms will give the user the ability to look around or use a finger/mouse to pan around looking in full 360 degrees though.

Mel5 MVR's footage is recorded in monoscopic 360. There is no depth to video footage like stereoscopic recording so the footage will always appear flat rather than 3D regardless of whether you are viewing in in a VR headset or on a 2D screen such a mobile or computer.

https://www.capitalfm.com/news/wireless-virtual-festival-july/

Questions were to be submitted prior to the event as outlined in the AGM notice, these questions will be answered by email in the next 10 working days so we don't know what anyone asked. We had zero ability to communicate in the AGM, everyone was on mute and no discussion of anything was held by anyone other than AM passing resolutions.

Yeah ORML:

Resolution 1 - Carried by majority
Resolution 2 - Carried by majority
Resolution 3 - Carried by majority
Resolution 4 - Carried by majority
Resolution 5 - Carried by majority

All resolutions passed. Emails answered in 10 working days. Obviously don't expect answers to price sensitive or inside info that isn't already in the public domain. Why anyone expected any different is beyond me.

Hi Hobbit, I too prefer the 3D 180 rather than flat 360 but as mentioned earlier this footage wouldn't play on mobile etc without headsets so it would really limit their market. In an ideal world they would record in mono and stereoscopic and then provide the correct footage dependant on device but again a lot of additional requirements financially and technically to provide full 360 3D. I don't think VR maturity is at that stage yet where it justifies the additional resources to provide such content, the average music fan will be more than happy with what they provide at the moment for quite a while.

Morning, The cameras for Verizon UP content in 2018 are identical to one of MVR's older cameras which also have the flashing lights, does this mean MVR recorded the Verizon content? Maybe but maybe not, as suggested its likely Verizon subcontracted this work and they could also be using off the shelf hardware.

Camera history, been invested for 3 years and this is from memory so excuse me if it is a bit cloudy:

-They have had at the least 4 different types of cameras ranging from custom made (maybe earlier days) through to what looks exactly like GoPro fusions/Max's for some of their recent content like Capaldi.
- Early early years of MVR they had to use custom cameras because they had issues on set from the heat of lights etc, this has been mentioned from AM and SH in past interviews.
-Speaking to SH at the last AGM he mentioned they have had cameras with custom parts from Blackmagic Design, I believe from memory this may have been the lenses for the latest live stream cameras, the large rectangular ones with two large lenses each side they used for Payne, Wireless and GMA. Also the live cameras needed to be much more weather resistant for out door content.
- All of MVR's cameras are filming in 2D monoscopic (Flat/No 3D efffect in VR headsets) 360 video. Important because A. its far more cost effective for the hardware, post processing the content, stitching footage, lower bandwidth requirments for streaming etc and B. can be viewed on many more devices such as mobile phone etc without the requirement for a headset like stereoscopic would require. Downside is the content does not immerse you as well like NEXTVR's 180 3D footage. Just an example, not to spark a NextVR debate!!!

That brings me onto Oculus Venues, Very much designed for use with 180 3D stereoscopic cameras recording the content as they have created what is essentially a grand stand where you are looking in one direction rather than being individually in the centre of the content looking around. This gives that 3D depth element to what you are looking at in venues, MVR's content would be like looking at a flat 2D cinema screen in venues, not the point of the app! So for that reason alone I don't think we will see MVR's content in Venues unless they move to different cameras which I don't think they will for now as I mentioned the monoscopic/steroscopic trade offs. Venues as you have seen can have footage recorded by any contractor just like supersphere are doing right now with Wiz and Capaldi and other companies have done in the past for one off streams.

I don't need to join the dots, your original questions were unclear as to what you were suggesting or asking. The only people speculating MVR were involved with the venues stream were the ones desperate for a live stream announcement or not grasping what MVR have and are doing. The consent link with Venues over the last year or two is tiresome, anyway I digress. Just timing the event at the same time as venues is good use of free indirect marketing :)

Both advertised for May 6 4pm PST.

This cannot be a coincidence??? Oculus will be streaming Melody??????

What are you asking? MelodyVR probably timed it to receive increased exposure from people searching Oculus for the Venues gig. Just like they have pushed their own content in the past during award shows or other events purely for the exposure.

Not ture, dependant on what you mean if Oculus pulled the plug (highly unlikely given they need content to attract people to their platform) then that opens the door for MelodyVR to be distributed to the likes of Playstation VRm HTC's own platform and onto steam VR which is a platform on the pc that is agnostic to all PC headsets (Also some standalone one like Oculus Quest) apart from playstation vr so people with an oculus headset could still easily purchase MVR content regardless. Go and do some research before making such statements, you have been here long enough!

Also Oculus as a business isn't disappearing, Zuc has wanted to own its own operating system for years and this is Facebook's chance to do it hence why their investment in spatial computing tech and creating a platform through Oculus keeps receiving more funding and employees at facebook year after year since the Oculus purchase.

Oh and before some mention the 'Viewer' that is a product you can already find branded elsewhere on the internet (I forget the name but someone found the exact looking one) These basic viewers range from £10-£50, It will just be re branded to MelodyVR and its just a viewer with no electronics so a piece of moulded plastic and a couple lenses, costs peanuts to make and likely give away in subs to allow current mobile phone users to get a basic VR view using existing mobile phones that billions own. It was a pivot and a smart one at that. Not a product I imagine them ever continuing to develop but just for getting people exposed to VR on existing tech right now for very little cost.

Considering how vocal and apparently invested some are in here Its quite frightening seeing a clear lack of understanding of the baseline technology MelodyVR have targeted for their service being virtual reality (VR) as a medium. Augmented Reality (AR), VR, mixed reality etc can all be wrapped under the banner of spatial computing. Basically its a wearable form of computing that will eventually be the next mainstream computing platforms eliminating the need for a mobile phone (Most people mass adopted computing platform right now), laptops/tablets and displays like PC monitors or even TV's. Yes we are a long way from that mass adoption right now but that's where it is going and the likes of Facebook, Apple, HTC, Magic Leap, Microsoft, Google etc all know this and have been quietly building the base for these operating systems to work on future products for a few years now which will start to trickle through soon to mainstream consumer products as it is doing with consumer VR headsets right now. 5G is just another part of the puzzle to help this and cloud computing will be even more important in reducing the computing requirements of the hardware itself allowing it all to be done in the cloud via the internet allowing product form factors to get down to glasses size all whilst delivering high quality 3D imagery whether that be overlaid on the real world like Augmented reality or fully immersed like Virtual reality etc.

MelodyVR do not need to develop any consumer hardware themselves, they are an entertainment services provider and content creator. Just like Neflix doesn't need to manufacture displays for people to watch their content and Spotify doesn't need to manufacture audio devices to listen to their content.... The largest companies in the world are creating the operating systems and hardware for MelodyVR's content to be viewed on, its a simple as that. Only Hardware MelodyVR need to potentially manufacture is recording equipment such as their bespoke cameras they have had made, even so the technology will get so much better that in future they will likely be able to use off the shelf products for all their recording requirements just like they have started using GoPro Fusion/MAX's for recording their non live streamed shows!

Not the comparison, its 13 pages long! Can't you just download the pdf from the link? Also just posting the words only without the coloured grid highlighting the difference is painfully slow to make comparisons.

For anyone that is interested I have attached a download link showing a full comparison of the current and last MelodyVR terms. The terms are our best clue sometimes as to what is coming so always interesting to compare. All the grey boxes are the differences so only really need to read those parts. The right hand side are the latest terms. Enjoy the read.

https://t.co/mZs9gfZlAQ?amp=1

GeordieShores as the others have stated the content you tired only had one jumpspot hence no options to change view! All of the content under the category 'Originals' only have one jumpspot. Any other content usually has more. To find out before even entering the content just click on it once from the menu using the trigger button at the back of the control and it will tell you the duration and how many jump spots in the top left. As other have pointed out, controls couldn't be more simple, select to play content and when it first opens the initial movement of the controller will show the control menu which you can change views using the the trigger or select away from the menus in open space to hide the menus, click the trigger again to bring them back up. If you or anyone here needs help with the Quest feel free to message me at anytime.

Damn Petebo beat me too it ;)

Just spotted this post on twitter, looks like significantly updated with clues to subscription levels and mention of live performances may need a different subscription level etc. Also more mentioning of payments and partners etc.

https://twitter.com/danny_brown9/status/1205083869327904768?s=20