Now for the first time, virtual reality* (VR), which until now has been available only on individual headsets, could be shown in cinemas, providing viewers with a new kind of immersive* experience.

    The new technology is being developed through a collaboration between search giant Google and the big-screen cinema pioneers IMAX. They are developing a new ultra-high resolution virtual reality camera to enable filmmakers to deliver the highest-quality 3-D 360-degree content to audiences.

    IMAX will work with Google to design the new high-resolution* cameras, using IMAX’s experience of producing extremely high resolution 3-D footage.

    This IMAX capture technology has become a vital tool for some of today’s biggest filmmakers including Christopher Nolan, director of “The Dark Knight,” and J.J. Abrams, director of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.”

    The camera will be built combined with Google’s Jump, the search giant’s 360-degree 3-D software, which is currently designed to be used with GoPro cameras.(SD-Agencies)