Belgian startup LucidWeb launches VR content distribution platform to provide 360° VR/AR streaming experiences via browser desktop, smartphone, and VR headset

LucidWeb, a Belgian WebVR and WebAR startup based in Brussels, today announces the launch of VR content distribution platform at 76th Venice Film Festival 2019 and expand its offering by launching its premium virtual reality distribution platform. The LucidWeb Pro contributes to solving the distribution problem of 360° & VR content by making publishing and sharing easy and simple. New features will soon be added as the market evolves. The event will take place at the Brussels XR ecosystem presentation at Venice VR island, Lazzareto Vecchio, 14h20/Spazio Incontri.

Founded in 2016 by Leen Segers and Fabien Benetou, LucidWeb provides multi-device VR/AR experiences, uniquely made available via a browser on each smartphone, desktop and VR headset. The startup helps agencies, publishers and broadcasters to distribute and share 360°/VR/AR content. Make your stories available on mobile, desktop and VR headsets.

LucidWeb has worked with recognized leaders in content creation and media innovation worldwide such as Netapp (US), VRT (BE), and ARTE France as they all agree on the benefits of bringing their content to the browser. “We worked with LucidWeb to convert a VR experience into WebVR. This helped to lower the threshold for people to discover the story while maximising the sense of immersion across devices: mobile, desktop or VR headset,” Adrien Larouzée (Head of Web Projects & Games, ARTE France).

LucidWeb Pro is a browser-based white-labelled distribution platform. LucidWeb Pro has an out-of-the-box, easy-to-use and human-centric approach with a UX/UI design specifically optimised for web-based distribution. The platform stands out not only for its genuine design but for its well-defined selection of features that are key for translating any story into an immersive experience.

Broadcasters, publishers and VR/AR agencies are now able to have any 360°/VR content accessible for streaming via the browser on desktops, mobile devices, and VR headsets in one go. There is no need for an application. Stories are immediately one click away from the audience.

LucidWeb is a fast-growing WebVR startup based in Brussels with a mission to make 360°/VR content widely available. Allowing broadcasters such as VRT, ARTE France and RTE, publishers and VR/AR agencies to distribute unique branding and storytelling experiences through the browser. LucidWeb is lead by recognized experts in WebXR. Its board members recently welcomed an accomplished figure in the field of interactive content: Sarah Wolozin, the Director of the MIT Open Documentary Lab.