Twitter confirmed the achievement to Mashable. The timing shouldn't be that surprising since the company released live 360 video on Periscope only last week. Facebook has yet to host a live 360 video underwater, according to a Facebook spokesperson. Facebook, however, has featured other 360 videos underwater from outlets such as the New York Times, The LAD Bible and See Australia. Oates quickly decided to take the experience underwater. He has frequently livestreamed on Periscope underwater and his bio on Twitter reads "world's first surf scoper." The underwater stream worked, but didn't go as perfectly as he had hoped. Oates took his viewers underwater about 5 to 10 meters (about 16 to 33 feet) using an iPhone 6 and the Insta360 camera. On Twitter and on Periscope, people could move around the scene with a cursor on a desktop screen or a finger on a smartphone. Unfortunately, the stream lasted for under three minutes.
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If you wanted to immerse yourself underwater, look no further than Twitter.
Mitch Oates, a digital creator, photographer and surfer from Sydney, Australia, completed the first-ever 360-degree live video underwater on Twitter’s Periscope app Tuesday.
Twitter confirmed the achievement to Mashable. The timing shouldn’t be that surprising since the company released live 360 video on Periscope only last week. But the broadcast showcases another immersive content win for Twitter as it competes with YouTube and Facebook.
Facebook has yet to host a live 360 video underwater, according to a Facebook spokesperson. That absence comes despite the feature being released in December, nearly three weeks before Periscope. Facebook, however,…
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