Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for distributing linear and interactive virtual reality (“VR”) video content. The VR content may be distributed by streaming over varying consumer network connections such as Wi-Fi, LTE Wireless Radio, or wired network connections. Bandwidth and latency may vary from network-user to network-user and may also vary widely during the playback of the VR content as other network users vary their bandwidth usage. Apparatus and methods are provided for ingesting, managing, composing, tracking, and experiencing VR content. Apparatus and methods are provided for reducing bandwidth and computational overhead associated with streaming VR content to a viewing device.