VR Panoramas > Types of VR Panoramas

Spherical panoramas, generated by stitching two 180° ‘fisheye’ images, would appear, at first glance, to be the ideal way to create a panoramic world. However, the technology to do this is patented by a company called iPix, and is prohibitively expensive (especially for students) to produce using their licensing method. More information can be found at http://www.ipix.com/.

An example of iPix technology. This can be seen at http://www.mountwashington.org/virtual/bombardier.html