Apr 30, 2019 09:00:00

Three ways to enjoy the Notre Dame Cathedral before the fire with VR

by

Henry_Marion

Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France where some of its bell towers and roofs have collapsed due to a large-scale fire that occurred on April 15, 2019, but VR content that can worship the former beautiful figure is It was introduced by Upload VR of VR based media.

3 Ways To Visit Notre-Dame Cathedral In VR-Upload VR
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◆ 1: VR movie on YouTube
YouTube has a large number of 360 degree VR movies that can be viewed on smartphones and PCs as well as VR devices. For example, TARGO, a VR movie production company in France, released the following 360-degree VR documentary movie, which photographed Notre Dame Cathedral just a month and a half before the fire broke out.

Step inside Notre-Dame cathedral [VR / 360]-YouTube


Inside the cathedral

Part of the fire was burned down in the fire, but in the VR movie, the splendid ceiling is recorded.

Stained glass of rose window which shines in sun light by far higher.

The huge pipe organ sounds a solemn tone.

Patric Bart, the bishop of Notre Dame Cathedral.

The belfry of Notre Dame Cathedral, where Kazimod, the protagonist of Victor Hugo's novel

Notre Dame de Paris, lived. In the event of a fire, this belfry has fallen.

Gargoyles overlooking the city of Paris.

I was able to see the splendid figure of the Notre Dame Cathedral before being covered in fire in a VR movie.

◆ 2:

Google Earth VR
Paris is one of the cities in which full-detail scans are being performed on Google Earth, which combines satellite and aerial photographs and high-definition 3D scans to digitally reproduce the real world. With Google Earth VR, you can roam the city the way you want, including Notre Dame Cathedral.

You can see the following movie to see what the appearance of Notre Dame in Google Earth looks like.

Notre-Dame Cathedral in Google Earth VR-YouTube


◆ 3: Eagle flight
Ubisoft, who develops and sells the popular Assassin's Creed series, is reported to have spent 80% of the whole effort to reproduce Notre Dame Cathedral in the Assassin's Creed Unity, which sets the stage for the French Revolution. When the Notre Dame Cathedral in April 2019 suffered a fire, it announced that it would donate more than 60 million yen , and became a topic.

Such Ubisoft is delivering content 'Eagle Flight', a game that flies freely as an eagle in Paris, 50 years after the destruction of humanity, as content for VR. You can see what kind of game 'Eagle Flight' is in the following movie.

Eagle Flight Package Version Release Date Trailer-YouTube


'Eagle Flight' is distributed on the PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, and can be purchased for 4800 yen including tax.