If you leave any spot unfilled in your 3D animation scene, the moment viewers turn their head (if wearing headset) or move the mouse around they will see the empty parts and that, my friend, would be quite undesirable. We have to make sure that every corner is covered with objects, products, elements that we want our viewers to see. Now that we know what VR is, it’s time to learn how to produce VR animated videos using Cinema 4D, Octane and Adobe After Effects. Meaning when you upload a VR video, they automatically identify and present it with VR features to the viewers. Youtube and Vimeo players are both VR enabled. Other than using headset, you can also experience the VR (although not perfectly) by using a VR player. I personally use Oculus Quest 2, which is awesome as it is completely wireless and don’t get in your way when immersing yours truly in the 360 degree environment.

Oculus, HTC, HP, Valve, Sony, to name a few. Many brands are producing these VR headsets these days. In order to fully access a VR world, you will need a VR headset (device). Think of it as an altered substituted environment. The 360° visuals are often accompanied with audio that surrounds the user. If you haven’t been living in a cave in the past few years, you must know that there is a new immersive technology in the town. What is a 360° (Virtual Reality) Animated Video?

Octane render for c4d