Dolby, Jaunt Join Forces on Atmos-Based Virtual Reality Apps
Dolby said it will release with cinematic virtual reality (VR) company Jaunt three VR apps -- "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney and clips from the films Kaiju Fury! and Black Mass -- that will be available in Dolby…
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Atmos via the Google Play Store in coming weeks. In a Thursday news release, Dolby said immersive audio is “critical to storytelling in VR” because it enhances the sensation of presence and “directs people where to look at critical moments in the virtual environment.” Dolby Atmos allows content creators to guide viewers through a VR experience with “lifelike" audio that complements the 360-degree experience, said the company. Viewers of Jaunt's 360-degree, 3D content can experience a level of realism that’s like “being there," it said. The McCartney concert performance and both films were recorded using Jaunt's 360-degree stereoscopic 3D cameras and sound-field mics, the companies said. The audio was mixed and encoded using Dolby Atmos tools, and Jaunt's applications decode and render the object-based Dolby Atmos experience, they said. The Jaunt app will be available for select mobile devices, and Dolby will demonstrate the technology at Mobile World Congress next week.