Dream Beach 360 - De-stress and Relax with 360 degree Virtual Reality Beach Video for Gear VR and Oculus Rift

    ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, January 15, 2015 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Feel the Relaxation, a site known for providing relaxing ocean sounds, music to fall asleep to, audio tinnitus remedies and similar audio files, has just released a breakthrough service that will change the way how people relax and effectively combat stress. Since the time when people started realizing the benefits of relaxation, those looking to unwind would have to spend their vacation days and a significant amount of their savings to go to a beach, a park or a resort. That changes today as Dr. Fassbender, owner of Feel the Relaxation and 360 Galaxies, makes virtual relaxation a reality by making his 360 degree Virtual Reality videos (Dream Beach 360) available for Samsung's Gear VR, the Oculus Rift and other VR Headsets.

Dr. Fassbender, a research academic, professional photographer and nature sound recordist, has been traveling all over the world to capture the most relaxing locations on 360 degree video so you can travel and unwind from home, without the difficulties, risks and cost that are often paired with travel. He uses the latest in technology to capture these scenes on videos and then stitches them together in order to create 360 degree videos that provide virtual relaxation in a VR Headset or on home computers and mobile devices. The results are 360 degree surround videos that are played back in Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets like the Samsung Gear VR or Oculus Rift. Dr. Fassbender calls these relaxing Virtual Realities 'Atmosphaeres' as they truly bring across the feeling and mood of the various locations that offer the viewer visually serene and calming environments that can be enjoyed from the safe comfort of your own home.

"Close your eyes and imagine yourself thousands of miles away on a beautiful beach in Australia and do this for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, you'll be very calm and relaxed thanks to the peace and quiet you've visualized," Dr. Fassbender says.

"Now, consider not just visualizing but instead spending the same 30 minutes in a VR Headset where you can actually watch and experience a 360 degree video of the same beach that allows you to enjoy all the sights and sounds of the real beach and listen to some soothing music at the same time. Can you imagine how much more relaxing this is? That's my inspiration for making these videos available," he follows. "I want to offer some peaceful & quiet environments to people where they can relax and shut off the noise around them in order to discover and listen to their inner voice that carries their own dream."

Dr. Fassbender's Atmosphaeres are high resolution 360 degree videos that are available in two versions. There's the 4k resolution version that runs at 30 fps (15 Mbs encoding rate) and requires a very powerful computer or the Samsung Gear VR and there's a 2k resolution version that runs at 24 fps (8 Mbs encoding rate) which is designed for less powerful computers, the Oculus Rift DK2 or other mobile phone based VR Headsets like the Zeiss VR One. However, Dr. Fassbender also made sure that even non-owners of a VR headset can relax in the comfort of their own home. They can watch a relaxing video by downloading it onto their computer and running it in a virtual reality media player. Windows users are encouraged to use MaxVR or Kolor Eyes while Mac owners should use Kolor Eyes.

Feel the Relaxation is launching with the relaxing Dream Beach 360 Video. The 4k resolution version can be downloaded for the introductory price of $12.99, while the 2k resolution version can be downloaded for the low introductory price of $10.99. You can also check out a preview of the relaxing video on the site and free 2 minute demos are available for download as well. Dr. Fassbender even offers a 30 day money back guarantee if you have not relaxed a single bit after travelling to Dream Beach 360. No questions asked.

With the trailblazing launch of these 360 degree videos, Dr. Fassbender and the team behind Feel the Relaxation expect more and more people to experience the benefits of 360 degree meditation and relaxation on stress and burn-out symptoms.

"According to statistics from the American Institute of Stress, 80% of employees are stressed because of work and almost half of them recognize that they need help," Dr. Fassbender said. "Help is here," he offered "and it's only a few clicks away".

Now that people can actually see and hear the most relaxing places in the world from the comfort of their own home for a price that's a fraction of what they'd spend to have a relaxing vacation, the whole team is excited at the prospect of helping people to experience a stress-free time in one of their relaxing Atmosphaeres.

For more information about virtual relaxation and relaxation in general, please visit: http://www.feeltherelaxation.com/

Dr. Eric Fassbender holds a PhD in Virtual Realities. After discovering that highly immersive Virtual Realities are not very conducive to learning he discovered that they can instead be used very successfully for pain, anxiety and stress reduction. Through his company Feel the Relaxation, Dr. Fassbender is the first researcher to offer readily available full-length 360 degree Virtual Relaxation videos for pain, anxiety and stress reduction to end users of VR Headsets like the Samsung Gear VR or Oculus Rift.

Our Virtual Relaxation videos (Atmosphaeres) are 360 degree video environments that help people to escape the hustle and noise of their busy lives and find some peaceful & quiet places to unwind from their stress. Our Atmosphaeres don't just virtually transport you to another place but actually make you - feel - like you are in fact at the other, calming place. Atmosphaeres are best experienced in a Virtual Reality Head-mounted Display (HMD) like the Samsung Gear VR, the Oculus Rift or other HMD's. However, you can also experience the feeling of 'being there' on your desktop computer or your mobile phone or tablet.

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