On Stompstart by 17 August 2019 · Cardiff-by-the-Sea · United States
VRTÜL.
A 360-degree video host from Cardiff by the Sea that turned to underwater VR cameras, became Blue Ring Imaging and was bought by VideoRay in 2023.
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Timeline
- On record
VR/AR Association podcast page introduces 'Casey Sapp of Vrtul.io', with Twitter @VRTULINC and Facebook vrtul.io.
On record · Announced - Listing page saved
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- Changed course
VRTUL announced its third-generation underwater 360 and VR camera system from San Diego, with Casey Sapp as CEO and founder and website vrtul.co.
Change of course · Announced - Renamed
St Pete Catalyst reported that Blue Ring Imaging, led by CEO Casey Sapp at St. Petersburg's Maritime and Defense Technology Hub, first operated under the name VRTUL and now builds 3D and 360-degree camera and visualization systems for remotely operated vehicles, submersibles and ships, mainly for defense customers.
Rename · Announced - Acquired
VideoRay, a Pottstown, Pennsylvania maker of underwater robots, announced it had acquired Blue Ring Imaging of St. Petersburg, Florida, maker of OctoView mixed reality software and the OctoCAM multi-view 360 camera, quoting CEO Casey Sapp.
Acquisition · Announced - On record
St Pete Catalyst reported that Sapp could not disclose the terms of VideoRay's purchase of Blue Ring Imaging and had become VideoRay's vice president of strategy and emerging technology, overseeing VideoRay Labs in St. Petersburg.
On record · Announced - Listed on Stompstart
“Hosting service for 360 degree interactive videos”
As listed on Stompstart
“Hosting service for 360 degree interactive videos”
We are a platform for viewing 360 and VR videos. We offer free development services to embed links, images, and videos into visual objects within each each experience. See: http://blog.vrtul.io/about/ We are solving the technical issues of offering to consumers organic discovery and personal exploration in 360 degree space. "360˚ video capture and virtual reality is revolutionizing the way we tell stories but the technology to tell a great 360˚ story is not there yet. The tools needed to tell ‘choose-your-own-path’ 360˚ stories on a mass scale doesn't exist in today's market.” “360˚ production companies still need to build custom apps in order to tell compelling stories. Other apps allow for individual videos to be pieced together using crossfading and jump cuts. Our clients want their customers to be able to choose an experience on their own terms."
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- Cardiff-by-the-Sea · United States
In our words: The listing described VRTÜL, in public beta, as a platform for viewing 360-degree and VR videos, offering free development work to embed links, images and videos inside each experience so viewers could choose their own path through a story.
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