Method, apparatus and computer program product for creating virtual reality content of an event

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• a plurality of virtual reality (VR) cameras electrically coupled with the at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory comprising computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least perform:
• facilitate receipt of a plurality of VR contents associated with an event, the plurality of VR contents is captured by a plurality of VR cameras, each of the plurality of VR cameras comprising a plurality of camera modules with respective field of views (FOVs) associated with the event;
• facilitate receipt of a plurality of video contents associated with the event, the plurality of video contents is captured by a plurality of user camera devices;
• link FOVs of the plurality of user camera devices with FOVs of relevant camera modules of the plurality of VR cameras, wherein a FOV of a user camera device of the plurality of user camera devices is linked with a FOV of a relevant camera module of the plurality of VR cameras based on at least a threshold degree of similarity between the FOV of the user camera device and the FOV of the relevant camera module;
• and
• create an event VR content by combining the plurality of VR contents and the plurality of video contents based on the linking of the FOVs of the plurality of user camera devices with FOVs of the relevant camera modules of the plurality of VR cameras.

A computer program product comprising at least one computer-readable storage medium, the computer-readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions, which, when executed by at least one processor, cause an apparatus to at least perform:

• facilitate receipt of a plurality of virtual reality (VR) contents associated with an event, the plurality of VR contents being captured by a plurality of VR cameras, each of the plurality of VR cameras comprising a plurality of camera modules with respective field of views (FOVs) associated with the event;
• facilitate receipt of a plurality of video contents associated with the event, the plurality of video contents being captured by a plurality of user camera devices;
• link FOVs of the plurality of user camera devices with FOVs of relevant camera modules of the plurality of VR cameras, wherein a FOV of a user camera device of the plurality of user camera devices is linked with a FOV of a relevant camera module of the plurality of VR cameras based on at least a threshold degree of similarity between the FOV of the user camera device and the FOV of the relevant camera module;
• and
• create an event VR content by combining the plurality of VR contents and the plurality of video contents based on the linking of the FOVs of the plurality of user camera devices with FOVs of the relevant camera modules of the plurality of VR cameras.