Thanks for the mind blowing response. Is there even a name for this kind of virtual reality video format (VRV?)

I assume by alpha you mean that you can "overlay" this VRV over any other stereopano channel (like another VRV?!?! - mind blown)
The simulations and games possible with channeled 18K ...

Would only dare to post this to the Render Cloud.
The Carmack long cubic (stereo cubemap) format can be used as a single frame of a 360 3D video.
Has anyone tried rendering a few seconds of frames (maybe 100 or so - like a flyby camera loop)?
The amount of detail would be mind blowing - and easily ...

Just a reminder that Holodeck has been updated with links to the latest Metaverse entries.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Bkpm2ULWgAtapbCgudZE6LDCFx9EERFW-4DklM-H1jrRoTQWoo_rfy8UsZleTjGuEkk=w300-rw

Inspect your OctaneVR stereo cubemaps.
Browse online Metaverse Gallery

Works with all Android ...

The visual language of this UI is designed for all Android VR headsets.

HD 360 VR Stereo Cubemaps consume vast amounts of
limited mobile app memory, so a universal UI means sparse .

I am working on compression, so the UI might get prettier after that.

The complete documentation is here:
Look to ...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Bkpm2ULWgAtapbCgudZE6LDCFx9EERFW-4DklM-H1jrRoTQWoo_rfy8UsZleTjGuEkk=w300-rw

Inspect your OctaneVR stereo cubemaps.
Browse online Metaverse Gallery

Works with all Android VR headsets (Cardboard, GearVR, Durovis, etc)
Also works with Red/Blue 3D glasses and even ...

Glad you like it.
Thanks for the report, I found a bug with Lollipop: It does not allow the app to adjust brightness settings.
Users must now adjust brightness manually. The app used to darken for VR mode and brighten for anaglyph mode.

Also note that the app name has changed to "Holodeck".

https ...

I have made a 360 Stereo Cubemap viewer for Android works with the 12 panel long cubic "Carmack" format used in the competition.
It has lens warp control and so is compatible with all headsets.

You can download the competition stereo cubemaps in the forums (they are very large) and move them to ...