Virtual Tours
I have been creating virtual tours for a few years now, as I am excited about the technology and by the huge variety of applications it suits. The cross over skills of photography, 360 degree images, video and postproduction technology are a challenging and interesting part of my toolkit.
Virtual tours are a great way to present existing visual assets in a package that can immerse the viewer in the actual location. A virtual tour shoot can be easily incorporated into photoshoot as an add-on.
Some of the things you can present in a virtual tour are:
photos, videos, galleries
hotspots that can be used to navigate around an environment
information pop-ups and overlay graphics
embed websites, youtube videos
3D objects
floor plans
maps or links to google maps
With the increasing availability of 360 cameras, it has never been easier to capture 360 content in still or video form.
This Westgold 360 video is an example: (Use your mouse to pan around.)