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The very first preview of what can be achieved is called #100humans Portrait Series. It features various musicians, performers, and athletes showcasing how accurate and detailed videos recorded with this technology can be. Viewers can choose between playing them in their web browsers and using Oculus Rift. It is possible to easily look around and see the person in the video from different angles without interrupting the playback.

8i’s first significant round of venture capital financing has resulted in $13.5 million worth of investments from companies like Samsung Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures, RRE Ventures, Founders Fund Science, and others. It is clear that these investors see a great promise in this emerging technology and everything it could enable in the future. Linc Gasking, 8i co-founder and CEO, has also announced that the company will be opening a new studio for content creators with an interest in the technology.

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