Introduction to Immersive Media

Immersive media is defined as media formats that are immersive in nature, and that give viewers or participants a strong sense of immersion or presence in storytelling experiences.

Immersive media is defined as media formats that are immersive in nature, and that give viewers or participants a strong sense of immersion or presence in storytelling experiences. Immersive video is video that surrounds the viewer when played back in a VR headset, and it is one of the most common forms of immersive media. In this resource, we will refer to immersive media and immersive videos interchangeably. Although there are also interactive forms of immersive media, we do not cover the development of those forms here.

We’ve broken down these articles into several categories:

• Getting Started will help you understand the basics

• Skills & Principles explains how to put those basics into practice

• Create & Build provides focused reference articles and tutorials for hands-on skills development.

• Finally, Media Studio is the tool that creators use to upload and manage immersive videos distributed in Meta Quest TV.

To help inspire you along the way, Case Studies shares impressive examples of immersive media from different sources, and the Blog adds opinions and advice from industry experts.

There is also an Immersive Media Glossary for reference when exploring new terms and concepts.