I lost my mind when I realized I can scroll around the video on youtube. The future is kind of amazing. Edit: I am kind of bummed that the fidelity of the images aren't that good, but this was a super fun experience.

This is such a cool way to cover an event like this!

You know what, whilst the quality might not be there just yet with 360 cameras (a bit grainy, monitors blown out but that could just be the fact it's CRT's, etc), I watched the full thing and that was one of the coolest video experiences. Actually felt like I was there walking through exhibits with the both of you. Great work Drew and a big thanks to Steve for the great insight!

this is incredible! such a perfect use of 360 degree video

Even if the quality isn't the best this is a really fun way to see and experience things, gives the viewer a more interactive experience.

This was an interesting walk through the exhibition. For me, the 360 video was a really useful way of viewing it as there is so much to see and as I didn't always want to see the thing they were focusing on, I could focus on the nearby cabinet that I was interested in. 360 is not a format that I'd want for much else except places where there is too much to see with a normal camera. One thing that I stumbled on by accident, you can still move the view when the video is paused so to see items like the leaf blower at the back of the machine, it was cool for that. Thanks Drew and Steve Lin for the experience.

Excellent use of a 360 Camera. It felt as if I was actually exploring the show floor focusing on what interested me. Keep it up dude!

I just realized I could zoom with the mousewheel in fullscreen. 360 video is freaking INSANE

I'm surprised how much I enjoyed scrolling around. Really got a sense of the show floor and was engaged more than I think I would have been with a normal video. Great job Drew.

Man, this is really cool. It was neat to look around at games and then turn back to you and Steve when you were just talking to each other.

Just amazing! Thanks so much Drew and what a privilege to have Steve as the guide. Watched the whole thing on my Oculus with Virtual Desktop. Totally fascinating.

First time I ever watched a 360-degree video that felt done right! Otherwise I couldn't care less about 360-degree videos, but this was actually fun to watch and look at all the arcades! Thanks!

Are you shitting me!? THIS IS AWESOME! More please!

This was great, i hope Cloth Map checks out more arcade, barcades and gaming conventions across the world.

Now I don't have to fly to Cali! Thanks Drew!

Wow awesome! Now I know how California Extreme is, and also how it feels to be miniaturized and take a tour around in the hands of Drew! Hope you get to do these for other events too.

This is a really great video Drew, Thanks so much to Steve Lin too for explaining what makes all these different machines so interesting

Pretty neat - stood up to watch this on my phone - Steve Lin is killin' it I enjoyed the fade in and outs

I would LOVE a quick video on how you edit in 360 video. Loved this one.

This was awesome! So cool to see so many cool/rare games. Love the 360 as well! :)

This is such a sick video. The tour guide is so clearly knowledgeable and passionate about arcade cabinets, and 360 video gives you the feeling of being surrounded by games. I don't think this format would work that well with most gaming or subculture conventions, though. There's way too many people at bigger cons. Wander around convention halls before they let the public in is really awesome, but you might not be allowed to film it.

Great idea just a shame the resolution is lacking for the 360 tech!

Super cool Drew!

This was awesome. Always heard you guy talk about CAX on the podcast. Some really cool stuff and Steve is great. Thanks Drew.

I watched the whole thing in VR and it's very cool. Great idea!

this is a really clever idea, hampered somewhat by the limitations of the tech drew has on-hand. still really interesting and worth watching though.

A 'directed' option would be cool. So like its just pre decided where the camera looks.

Wow Drew, these 360 videos don't work for everything but in this situation it's perfect. Great work man!

I loved this! The fades worked really well with the change of lighting. This is an awesome way to record a waking tour. I'm definitely into more of this! And yeah, there's limits to this technology but this video shows the potential and the opportunities for improvement. Maybe HUD elements to highlight points of interest, or picture in picture stuff for essential info.

Now this is an awesome idea! Ill never make it to something like this but now I can have the feel of it. Keep it up Drew!

This was great Drew, really appreciate the extra effort :)

I wish you had this camera for the Nuclear Silo

Loving this! Now I want one of these for every expo!

This is really cool. Wouldn't want this all the time, but this was a great setting to spin around a bit.

This is really cool! Good job Drew.

Drew this is rad as hell

I loved this. I wish there could be a higher resolution but this was a great way to explore something like California Extreme. It felt surreal when the scene would fade between your conversation with Steve to a scene where people were playing. Hope to see more like this!

How do you edit 360° video? Like, how did you do those inserts of the cabinets being played later, like 4:04 to 4:12 and get the two clips so the position is roughly the same?

Drew that was cool as all get out. Congrats!

Man, this video is fantastic!

This is very cool! Thanks Drew!

Awesome video Drew!

Wow, where did the last 46 minutes go??

360 videos are a neat idea, but the quality of the cam isn't up to snuff. I really wanted to see those Gottlieb pins, but I could barely make them out.

While the video quality was pretty bad, the experience is pretty damn cool. Great video!

I went several minutes wondering why Drew was doing such a terrible job of filming before I realized you're supposed to pan the camera yourself. lol Edit: So this is a neat idea, but I don't want to scroll the camera around for 46 minutes. I think this works better for shorter videos.

So Drew, How hard was it to edit 360 video?

Holy shit. 2017 is amazing! Thanks Drew and Steve!

The thumbnail looked like you guys were walking through a flood disaster. THEN i read the title.

Feels a bit more like a podcast with a video supplemental. Good gaming history here.

Awesome!

I like that I can see whatever I want. Like the guy that crawled under the pinball machine to fetch a giant R. @ 9:42

Excellent video. Thanks Drew. Only criticism is the quality is so poor that you can't make out any details - backboards, monitor screens etc. Also a lot of light bloom

Nice video.

At first I thought the 360 was annoying, then I realized WASD can control it which makes it decent. Quality is horrible though which sort of ruins the video. There is probably so much color and detail to see in this environment.

46min? This is quite the test! Loving the history lesson by Mr Lin though.

Thanks for trying this Drew. It was neat, but it's quite annoying to manage/experience. I was thinking the entire time, "This might be neat with an Oculus or Vive".

Holy shit, I need to go to this sometime :O CAX looks like it RULES

Liked this a lot! My one criticism is that the 'seam' of the video is frequently over Drew's face, distorting it. Maybe that's intentional so no details elsewhere is lost, though?

Drew. How do you edit this?

It's kind of interesting. I found myself acting like I would, if I had been walking with you guys: looking around while listening to the conversation, occasionally turning around to look at whoever was speaking. But I do feel like having to constantly pan around with the mouse is too much work. This would work better if it could be watched in a VR headset, but I'm not sure what that experience would be like since you're not stationary - would it induce nausea? I can only come up with one good use for this, which would be a long stationary shot in a location that is visually interesting 360°. Like at a mountain top, or inside some impressive building/structure etc. But for those cases, the image quality would have to be top notch and this cheapo camera wouldn't work. But again, then it is the viewers PC that hinders the experience: I seem to recall a 360° video from like Sistine Chapel or somewhere similar, which was good quality, but it was absolutely unwatchable as it chugged on my computer. Maybe our tech just isn't quite there yet.

This is super cool

Video games!

This is a really cool way of presenting a tour like this but wow dat video quality, it looks like those shitty cams from super early Giant Bomb.

I've heard about Killer Queen - maybe from Tested? But it looks so awesome.

The thumbnail for this video made it look like they were exploring an arcade in waist-high water. I'm sort of disappointed.

I'll never see something like this in Singapore. Thanks, Drew!

That Space Invaders game towards the end looked fun as hell

Watching Drew just standing there and staring at people is properly the creepiest thing I seen all day...

360 video does not work for long form videos. I don't want to be the camera person for forty minutes of low quality video. The walkthrough is interesting but I don't need to see what is going on at a pinball machine across the room when the subject being discussed in right there.

Great video! Not a fan of 360 though. Totally understand that you are experimenting ,just not for me.

360 is good on tablet but low resolution makes me sad

maybe not the super-high quality video we've come to expect, but i'm enjoying this on my gear vr to properly appreciate the 360 degrees. i would appreciate one of these every once in a while, supplemental to your normal content. thanks as always for the entertainment, drew

I like spinning in circles

I love what you're doing, keep it up, but I wish you would have tested this on a less interesting video. I feel like this is amazing content that I find super compelling, but it's ruined by the 360 Camera. Others have mentioned that it might be ok if you could just choose to look in one direction and all the interesting stuff would be in frame but the constant need to keep interacting with the screen to see what Steve is talking about is tedious.

This is weird.

Great content but the 360 camera will never be a good gimmick.

no more 360 cam bro please :D