From a Single 360° Image to Stereoscopic VR
360° Panoramic Capture
AI Depth Estimation
GPU Ray Marching (For Parallax)
Stereoscopic Rendering
Start with a standard 360° camera (Ricoh Theta, Insta360), the exact same cameras Spacely customers already use. No LiDAR, no depth sensor, just a single equirectangular photo.
System Architecture
Six stages transform a regular capture into a fully immersive, depth-correct VR representation.
360° Panoramic Capture
Start with a standard 360° camera (Ricoh Theta, Insta360), the exact same cameras Spacely customers already use. No LiDAR, no depth sensor, just a single equirectangular photo.
AI Depth Estimation
Feed the imagery through the DA² depth AI model. The model predicts per-pixel distance from the camera, generating a complete spatial map from a 2D photograph.
16-bit Depth Packing
Encode the resultant map as a 16-bit precision PNG using R + G/255 channel packing. This preserves fine detail while keeping the format web-compatible.
GPU Ray Marching (For Parallax)
A custom GLSL fragment shader traverses through the field in real-time. By utilizing an optimized distance thresholding algorithm, it efficiently locates the proper surface geometry.
Stereoscopic Rendering
Stereoscopy provides offset perspectives for each eye. WebXR provides per-eye view matrices automatically, producing correct parallax natively.
Immersive 3DoF
The result is a fully browser-native VR layout with authentic perception. Since only rotation is allowed from the user's fixed point, we support a comfortable 3DoF system.
Ready to See It in Action?
Explore 12+ environments with real-time depth parallax. Put on a VR headset for the full stereoscopic layout.
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