In their personal lives, today’s students have traded in reading for watching. Whether getting a makeup tutorial on YouTube or learning ways to crack the code of their favorite video game on Twitch, ...

Immersive recordings, whether in the form of virtual reality or 360-degree video, have an unparalleled ability to transport an audience and give them a sense of presence and dimension in a new place.

Cheaper technology has led to an explosion of 360° video on the web. You can start shooting Virtual Reality (VR) with a camera costing less than US$300. But just because you can easily shoot 360°, ...