2017 Year in review: Building immersive experiences
Dec 13, 2017David Mortenson

Summary
This post details advancements in building immersive experiences, specifically focusing on the evolution of 360 video and VR technologies. It highlights the application of machine translation to break down language barriers, computer vision for understanding visual content and generating alt text, and the use of AI for AR experiences and style transfer on 4K 360 video. The post also covers significant end-to-end optimizations for 360 video streaming, including resolution switching and view prediction models, as well as the development of a spatial and head-locked audio system for immersive audio.