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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1








                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of our
report dated January 29, 1999, except as to Notes 5 and 6 for which the date is
April 12, 1999, relating to the financial statements of Interactive Pictures
Corporation, which appear in such Registration Statement. We also consent to
the references to us under the headings "Experts" and "Selected Financial
Information" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Knoxville, Tennessee
May 20, 1999