What's more, this summer Facebook will offer the plans for the camera and the code for its software for free on the popular developers' website GitHub.
"We're open-sourcing the camera and the software to accelerate the growth of the 3D-360 ecosystem -- developers can leverage the designs and code, and content creators can use the camera in their productions," Cabral said.
However, there probably won't be a rush to build Facebook's camera, maintained Glenn Hower, an analyst for Parks Associates.
From the article "Facebook Entices VR Content Creators With Open Source Surround Cam" by John P. Mello.
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