Samsung Mobile Technology Powers initial Live VR Interviews With Team GB Olympians

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London, United Kingdom – Thursday twenty fifth August 2016: Samsung natural philosophy, Worldwide Olympic Partner within the Wireless Communications instrumentality class and proud partner of Team GB, hosted the world’s initial live VR interviews from British House throughout the metropolis 2016 Olympic Games.

Using Samsung Galaxy S7 handsets let alone Samsung Gear VR headsets, the interviews helped to bridge the five,761 miles from London to metropolis and supply the possibility for media to hitch Sir Bradley Wiggins, Sir Steve Redgrave, Helen of Troy Glover and Becky James whereas they relaxed in British House, home of Team GB.

Participants were ready to just about step into metropolis, providing the chance to take in the atmosphere, receive behind the scenes access and move with the athletes as if they were Sat at the guts of the action. Until now, 360° live experiences are primarily based round the consumption of content, instead of a two-way interaction.

Russell Taylor, Samsung United Kingdom CMO said; “By combining our innovative mobile technology, a partnership with Team GB and our unbelievable Samsung college of metropolis ambassadors, we have a tendency to created world initial 360 experiences and exclusive content that took fans nearer to the action in metropolis.”

Sir Bradley Wiggins aforementioned, “It’s unbelievable to expertise however technology will cause you to desire you’re within the same area while thousands of miles apart. As somebody United Nations agency has spent lots of your time on the road, you'll whole see the longer term potential for delivery folks along.”

Helen Glover other, “Competing at metropolis 2016 has been AN lingering expertise and it absolutely was most fun to require half during a world initial and share a section of my metropolis expertise with folks back within the United Kingdom.”

Samsung has already undraped AN exclusive 360° tour of British House, giving fans AN incomparable  glimpse into the lives of their Team GB heroes.

Ahead of the Games, Samsung free the college of metropolis – a series of films that includes Jack Whitehall and a range of talent from Team GB and Team eire. The films get to grant viewers a clearer understanding of the challenges and intricacies of succeeding at Olympic sports, serving to them to fancy level.

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About Samsung’s Involvement within the Olympic Games

Samsung began its Olympic Games involvement as a neighborhood sponsor of the national capital 1988 Olympic Games. starting with the metropolis 1998 Olympic Winter Games, the corporate extended its commitment to the Olympic Movement because the Worldwide Olympic Partner within the Wireless Communications instrumentality class, providing its proprietary wireless communications platform, known as Wireless Olympic Works (WOW), and mobile devices. These innovative itinerant technologies offer the Olympic Family with period, user location-based info service, interactive communications, and Samsung Pay. Samsung hosts varied Olympic campaigns to share the thrill of the Olympic Games with folks round the world and modify everybody to participate within the Games through its innovative mobile technology. Samsung’s commitment as a Worldwide Olympic Partner continues through to metropolis 2016, PyeongChang 2018, and capital of Japan 2020.

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