VR, AR, immersive worlds & 360˚ video

Reality in all its forms: mixed, augmented, virtual... plus immersive worlds, metaverse-like experiences and 360˚ video. Browse our research and latest articles.

As well as virtual immersive worlds, BBC R&D explores other types of immersion - next generation audio, binaural sound, new forms of storytelling, voice devices ... and more!

Latest reports and papers on AR, VR and immersive worlds

More R&D reports
  • Two people facing each other wearing audio AR sunglasses are listening to an immersive experience and are moving about as they are listen.

    Interactive audio augmented reality in participatory performance

    Report: How people engaged with an participatory, collaborative multi-player audio experience.
  • A person is wearing a VR headset.

    Exploring subtitle behaviour for 360Β° video

    Paper 330: The ability to look anywhere is a new challenge for subtitling. We test four subtitle styles, report user preferences and give recommendations.
  • Immersive audio worlds

    Looking for Nigel - an audio AR experience

    Using a pair of audio augmented reality sunglasses we experimented with a multi-dimensional world to be experienced in any local park.

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