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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 and as to Note 13 for which the date is July 2, 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
August 3, 1999