| The name of the base system (platform): | Virtual Reality Projects |
| Developers: | ER-Telecom Holding (Дом.ру) |
| Date of the premiere of the system: | 2019/07/19 |
| Branches: | Internet services |
| Technology: | IPTV - Internet Protocol Television. IP television |
2019: Virtual Reality Glasses App Launch
On July 19, 2019, ER-Telecom Holding (TM Дом.ru) announced the launch of its own application for virtual reality glasses. In the Дом.ru Movix VR application, the user, wearing VR glasses, gets into a virtual living room with a 150-inch screen. 20 TV channels are available for viewing on a virtual screen at the beta testing stage, but by the end of 2019, Дом.ru customers will be able to watch TV channels in the virtual room according to their tariff plan, purchased films and subscriptions.
According to the statement of ER-Telecom Holding, the user can choose whether to watch alone or in the company. If he indicates that he does not want to watch TV alone, then the next one will join him, who will answer the same. In the future, the function of viewing with a specific user from the list of friends will be implemented. Up to four people are connected to one broadcast at a time - "avatars." Users in the virtual room can communicate with each other through a microphone built into VR glasses and choose channels to watch together. It doesn't matter if they are in reality in the same room or at different ends of the world.
To use the application, you will need virtual reality glasses and an Internet connection. As of July 2019, "Дом.ru Movix VR" is compatible with VR platforms: GearVR, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, Google Daydream. The application is controlled using a controller or buttons on the VR glasses themselves.
Experts from Дом.ru note that in the future the range of content available in the application will expand - by the end of the summer of 2019, the operator will add films to the application, and in the near future, customers will feel like full-fledged participants in sports competitions and music concerts, according to ER-Telecom Holding.
 | "Integration VR and the classic TV product provide ample opportunities for our customers, as well as colleagues - content providers. The next step we see in the development of the product is the broadcast of 360-degree content. For example, in the West, every basketball match NBA is broadcast in 360 ° format. This trend will only intensify and will soon develop in. Russia We want to give our clients the opportunity with friends and family to be in the forefront of the world's largest events, " noted' Ekaterina Vershinina, head of television development "Дом.ru" ' |  |
According to ER-Telecom Holding, during beta testing, anyone can try the application without additional authorization, you can download it on the website. The commercial launch of the product for Дом.ru customers is scheduled for Q4 2019.
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