I Can FLY Virtual Reality Initiative for Veterans with Disabilities
Author: BCAST
Published: 2016/09/27 - Updated: 2020/09/24
Category Topic: Accessible Games and Gaming - Publications List
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Synopsis: Technology enables veterans with disabilities opportunity to enjoy 360 degree virtual reality live broadcasts. Technology exists to enable veterans with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy 360 degree virtual reality live broadcasts that come as close to actually being immersed in the experience as is possible.
Introduction
Live Streaming Platform BCAST Launches "I Can FLY" Virtual Reality Initiative to Bring Veterans with Physical Disabilities - in Experience - Live Streaming Video
Main Content
What is VR?
Virtual reality or virtual realities (VR), also known as immersive multimedia or computer simulated reality, is defined as computer technology that replicates an environment, real or imagined, and simulates a user's physical presence and environment to allow for user interaction. Virtual realities artificially create sensory experience, which can include sight, touch, hearing, and smell. The immersive environment can be similar to the real world in order to create lifelike experiences.
Social media live streaming platform BCAST announced today its launch of the "I Can Fly" initiative designed to use virtual reality to bring real life live Broadcast experiences to veterans with physical disabilities.
Mike Hodge-BCAST CEO Explains:
The technology now exists for us to enable veterans with disabilities the opportunity to enjoy 360 degree virtual reality live broadcasts that come as close to actually being immersed in the experience as is possible. Imagine an immobile disabled Veteran using a VR headset and BCAST being able to view live motorcycle racing, skiing, sky diving, mountain climbing, etc as if they were there.
We intend to reach out across America and challenge everyone to help us generate exciting live streaming content in every subject imaginable using next generation 360 cameras. Hopefully this will provide our VETs with disabilities in some small way a quality of life improvement.
BCAST will be partnering with a number of VR headset/camera manufacturers/ WebVR and action sports groups in an effort to work with our veterans to maximize the opportunity for them to enjoy this new technology.
BCAST Labs have two divisions: Consumer-focused on creative programming and Public Safety.
They are founded on the principal of using new ideas, methodologies and emerging video technologies such as 360/Virtual Reality and artificial intelligence to bring novel new uses of video to every day life in valuable ways historically unavailable. In this way, with a clarity of purpose, they seek to use their technology platform to genuinely enhance peoples lives in the areas of social media, arts, news, public safety and emergency response.
Their intent is to leverage the newly emerging 5G broadband and to grow as a developer of useful video products for everyday use including individual security, live streaming and augmented reality delivered to VR devices, mobile devices, the web and smart TV's.
- The BCAST Platform is free of charge to use.
- BCAST has targeted November 11th, 2016 -Veterans day-as the official launch date for the: "I Can Fly" initiative.
- BCAST is a cloud based mobile social broadcasting network/platform which provides "live" broadcasting capabilities to and from mobile devices, the web and smart TV's with a focus on sports, celebrities and new.
BCAST is now available in the iOS App Store, on Google Play and on the web at www.bcast.com
Attribution/Source(s): This quality-reviewed publication was selected for publishing by the editors of Disabled World (DW) due to its relevance to the disability community. Originally authored by BCAST and published on 2016/09/27, this content may have been edited for style, clarity, or brevity. NOTE: Disabled World does not provide any warranties or endorsements related to this article.