Sharing recorded gameplay

1. A method for sharing gameplay of a video game, comprising:

recording, by a computer, a two-dimensional (2-D) video clip to a storage, the 2-D video clip generated from gameplay of a video game;

receiving, by the computer, a request to share the 2-D video clip to a social network;

generating, by the computer, a three-dimensional (3-D) video clip by converting the 2-D video clip to a 3-D format, the 3-D video clip being configured for viewing through an HMD;

sharing, by the computer, the 2-D video clip and the 3-D video clip to the social network;

wherein the social network is configured to provide the 3-D video clip to a client device when the client device supports playback of a 3-D format, the social network further configured to provide the 2-D video clip to the client device when the client device does not support playback of the 3-D format.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the request is defined from an active gameplay session of a user.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving the request is defined from a button press on a controller device during the active gameplay session of the user.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein sharing the 3-D video clip to the social network includes generating a post to a social graph associated with a user of the social network, the post defined to include the 3-D video clip.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein sharing the 3-D video clip to the social network includes accessing an API of the social network to activate a posting logic of the social network to define the post to the social network that references the 3-D video clip.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the 3-D video clip includes analyzing gameplay activity occurring during the gameplay of the video game to determine a view direction or a field of view to be applied for a frame of the 3-D video clip.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the 3-D video clip includes analyzing player gaze information occurring during the gameplay of the video game to determine a view direction or a field of view to be applied for a frame of the 3-D video clip.

8. A method for sharing gameplay of a video game, comprising:

recording, by a computer, a two-dimensional (2-D) video clip to a storage, the 2-D video clip generated from gameplay of a video game;

receiving, by the computer, a request to share the 2-D video clip to a social network;

generating, by the computer, a three-dimensional (3-D) video clip by converting the 2-D video clip to a 3-D format, the 3-D video clip being configured for viewing through an HMD;

sharing, by the computer, the 3-D video clip to the social network;

wherein generating the 3-D video clip includes analyzing gameplay activity occurring during the gameplay of the video game to determine a view direction or a field of view to be applied for a frame of the 3-D video clip.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein receiving the request is defined from an active gameplay session of a user.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein receiving the request is defined from a button press on a controller device during the active gameplay session of the user.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein sharing the 3-D video clip to the social network includes generating a post to a social graph associated with a user of the social network, the post defined to include the 3-D video clip.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein sharing the 3-D video clip to the social network includes accessing an API of the social network to activate a posting logic of the social network to define the post to the social network that references the 3-D video clip.

13. A method for sharing gameplay of a video game, comprising:

recording, by a computer, a two-dimensional (2-D) video clip to a storage, the 2-D video clip generated from gameplay of a video game;

receiving, by the computer, a request to share the 2-D video clip to a social network;

generating, by the computer, a three-dimensional (3-D) video clip by converting the 2-D video clip to a 3-D format, the 3-D video clip being configured for viewing through an HMD;

sharing, by the computer, the 3-D video clip to the social network;

wherein generating the 3-D video clip includes analyzing player gaze information occurring during the gameplay of the video game to determine a view direction or a field of view to be applied for a frame of the 3-D video clip.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving the request is defined from an active gameplay session of a user.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein receiving the request is defined from a button press on a controller device during the active gameplay session of the user.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein sharing the 3-D video clip to the social network includes generating a post to a social graph associated with a user of the social network, the post defined to include the 3-D video clip.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein sharing the 3-D video clip to the social network includes accessing an API of the social network to activate a posting logic of the social network to define the post to the social network that references the 3-D video clip.