Google’s Veo 3 Can Make VR Slop, Too

Simply after we thought the AI slop fest was over, Google pulls us proper again in. First, we had YouTube slop, then video game slop, after which we had Michael Bay slop. And simply in case you weren’t already slopped filled with slop juice squeezed straight from the slop teat of Veo 3, Google’s newest AI video generator mannequin, you all needed to go forward and invent new sorts of AI slop that make Sloppy Joe himself say, “I believe that’s an excessive amount of slop for me, fam.” Introducing: 360-degree video slop made by Google Veo 3.

Here is a group of a bunch of the clips I created with VEO 3 to check out it is skill to generate 360° video.

I am going to put up a hyperlink under to a VR prepared youtube video so you may check it by yourself VR headsets. pic.twitter.com/yU966rNhGR

— Martin Nebelong (@MartinNebelong) June 6, 2025

That’s proper, your poor, harmless VR content material isn’t protected from Veo 3’s generative talents both. Whereas I haven’t had an opportunity to really view this content material in VR, creating it couldn’t be easier. Per Henry Daubrez on X, who initially found the trick, all it’s important to do is add “make it 360 levels” to your Veo 3 immediate to generate video that may later be considered in VR. Properly, virtually. There’s just a little little bit of fussing with the metadata afterwards, too, with a view to get every thing working proper.

In a put up on X, Daubrez says, “…the subsequent step is to inject the suitable metadata in your file so you may play it as an precise 360 video. I attempted a couple of obtainable options, however in the long run, utilizing the Terminal was the one one [that] truly [worked] for me with ExifTool… As soon as it’s saved with the suitable metadata, it is going to be acknowledged as an precise 360/VR video, which means you may simply play it in VLC and drag your mouse to go searching.”

🤯 The best way to generate VR/ 360° movies immediately with VEO3

Alright, I simply randomly came across that very neat trick: In the event you immediate for a 360° video in VEO3 (like actually write “360°” ) it could possibly generate a Monoscopic 360 video, then the subsequent step is to inject the suitable metadata in… pic.twitter.com/TDqynGEhio

— Henry Daubrez 🌸💀 (@henrydaubrez) May 30, 2025

However that’s just about it: immediate Veo 3 after which barely alter the metadata, and growth, you’ve acquired an AI-generated video that may be performed again in VR. There are some quirks, in fact, just like the addition of black bars round a few of the generated content material. However for essentially the most half, Veo 3 works about as effectively with 360-degree content material because it does with anything prompters have thrown at it, particularly, as Daubrez mentions, when you think about that this doubtless isn’t even a deliberate characteristic of Veo 3. If you wish to watch a few of Veo 3’s advert hoc VR video for your self, there’s already some on YouTube to your viewing pleasure (or displeasure, relying on what your relationship to AI is).

Similar to with any Veo 3 software, there’s large potential for slop right here, however I’ll be sincere, I’m going to provide this one a little bit of a go. I don’t suppose VR video is sort of on the level of excessive artwork but (no offense, VR creators), and, to be sincere, I type of like the concept of with the ability to generate VR experiences that don’t exist but, particularly as a result of the VR catalog remains to be considerably restricted. I’m certain I’ll find yourself consuming these phrases sooner quite than later, and similar to a Sloppy Joe, it would finally erode your physique from the within out—however hey, there’s a time and a spot for junk meals, so have enjoyable whilst you can, people.