Remote virtual reality viewing of an event using crowdsourcing

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program for remote virtual reality viewing of an event using crowdsourcing stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

• receive a plurality of crowdsource data streams from a plurality of different crowdsource computing devices present at an event, each crowdsource data stream from each crowdsource computing device providing a different perspective, in a plurality of perspectives, of the event;
• receive a request, from a remote user client computing device, to initiate a remote presentation of the event, wherein the request specifies a selected perspective from which to represent the event;
• generate, responsive to receiving the request, a remote user data stream, based on one or more of the crowdsource data streams, representing the selected perspective;
• and output, to the remote user client computing device, the remote user data stream, wherein generating the remote user data stream comprises:
• analyzing each crowdsource data stream in the plurality of crowdsource data streams to identify a content and context data associated with the event;
• and
• producing a plurality of digital virtual reality (VR) experience (VRX) token streams based on the identified content and identified context of the event, wherein the plurality of digital VRX token streams comprise a separate VRX token stream for each perspective in the plurality of perspectives, and wherein the request specifies the selected perspective as a selection of a digital VRX token stream from the plurality of digital VRX token streams.

An apparatus for remote virtual reality viewing of an event using crowdsourcing comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
• receive a plurality of crowdsource data streams from a plurality of different crowdsource computing devices present at an event, each crowdsource data stream from each crowdsource computing device providing a different perspective, in a plurality of perspectives, of the event;
• receive a request, from a remote user client computing device, to initiate a remote presentation of the event, wherein the request specifies a selected perspective from which to represent the event;
• generate, responsive to receiving the request, a remote user data stream, based on one or more of the crowdsource data streams, representing the selected perspective;
• and output, to the remote user client computing device, the remote user data stream, wherein generating the remote user data stream comprises:
• analyzing each crowdsource data stream in the plurality of crowdsource data streams to identify a content and context data associated with the event;
• and
• producing a plurality of digital virtual reality (VR) experience (VRX) token streams based on the identified content and identified context of the event, wherein the plurality of digital VRX token streams comprise a separate VRX token stream for each perspective in the plurality of perspectives, and wherein the request specifies the selected perspective as a selection of a digital VRX token stream from the plurality of digital VRX token streams.