Twitter introduces 360-degree video live stream via Periscope

Twitter on Wednesday added support for live 360-degree video video streams to its service, through Periscope.

The service allows Twitter's users and Periscope's apps users and website to pan within a live stream simply by moving their phone around.

The company announced on its blog post that anyone on Twitter and Periscope can watch 360-degree live video, though the ability to go live in 360 degrees via Periscope is currently only available to a few select partners, but the company said that it will be made available more widely in the coming weeks.
 

Recently Periscope added the ability to broadcast external video feeds via its service; now this same feature has been extended to also work with 360-degree cameras.

Twitter has been working for some time on integrating live 360-degree video as a first step towards embracing virtual reality.

Reuters