This 360 Video Shows ‘EVE Online’ at its Most Magnificent

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Immerse yourself in the vast, beautiful world of EVE Online via this new 360 video which aims to illustrate the hugely popular MMO from CCP Games at its grandest.

Have you ever toyed with the idea of trying EVE Online but the tails of steep learning curves and dense and difficult to unravel political factions put you off? Well thanks to this new 360 video, you can give it a whirl (quite literally) without ever having to worry about all that.

Captured by Scott Manley, popular YouTuber, Astronomer and Scotsman, this new 360 video cuts together various epic scenes from the online world of New Eden, featuring assembled fleets of ships from various factions. “The universe of Eve Online is rich in lore and with hundreds of spacecraft models I felt it would make an excellent subject for a 360 video. Using the Eve Probe tool I put together a number of scenes showcasing the factions and their spacecraft designs” says Scott via his YouTube channel.

CCP is of course the team behind the ‘built-for-VR’ online, multi-player space shooter EVE:Valkyrie, which is headed for the Oculus Rift and Sony’s Morpheus VR headsets next year. EVE Online however currently has no official VR support present or planned.

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Based in the UK, Paul has been immersed in interactive entertainment for the best part of 27 years and has followed advances in gaming with a passionate fervour. His obsession with graphical fidelity over the years has had him branded a ‘graphics whore’ (which he views as the highest compliment) more than once and he holds a particular candle for the dream of the ultimate immersive gaming experience. Having followed and been disappointed by the original VR explosion of the 90s, he then founded RiftVR.com to follow the new and exciting prospect of the rebirth of VR in products like the Oculus Rift. Paul joined forces with Ben to help build the new Road to VR in preparation for what he sees as VR’s coming of age over the next few years.