The necessity of Kineto's 360-degree camera

Kineto §

• When proposing, I mentioned shooting classroom videos with a 360-degree camera.

• In terms of thought process:

  • Original idea before Kineto: Manipulating time while wearing VR
  • If I’m writing on an iPad, the camera will be blocked, so an external camera is necessary.
  • Since I already have the original idea, using a 360-degree camera seems to have many advantages:
    • It can capture not only the content discussed with the teacher but also the students’ videos.
    • It can also be developed for VR.
  • However, the cost of the camera cannot be ignored (issue):
    • It is expensive and necessary for all users (or one per class).

• Although I had this kind of thinking, I came up with an alternative idea (which was ultimately rejected):

  • Place a mirror tilted just below the iPad’s camera to enable forward-facing recording.

    • Make it like a case.

  • Image illustration (I drew it exaggeratedly, it won’t be that thick):

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  • It seems to work well if I try placing a mirror.

  • I’ll buy a mirror sheet from the 100-yen shop and try it out.

  • Possible challenges I can imagine:

    • If shooting from desk level, there may be obstacles.
    • This would be the same even with a 360-degree camera placed on each individual’s desk.
      • Either way, if the iPad idea doesn’t work, it would be something like transmitting from a hub provided by the teacher.
      • In essence, it wouldn’t be much different from Zoom.
      • In that case, Zoom would be fine; it’s easier than creating my own RTC (if time manipulation is possible).

  • The video quality is poor when watching the classroom video from the students’ seats (I felt this during Mr.Dwn’s class).

    • It seems impossible to achieve.
    • I think that it is impossible to attend a class unless the video is shot from the optimal position in the classroom.
      • When that happens, the meaning of it being 360 degrees is not really significant.
      • Well, maybe not.
      • There is a demand for the teacher to move around or see the reactions of the students.
        • Conclusion: It’s a balance between the high hurdle for popularization.
        • I should ask about it in Boost Meeting.