VR or Virtual Reality encompasses a wide range of new technologies that offer the viewer an experience they participate in. Onscreen, people see a first person perspective because they have the ability to control their point of view. VR engages us with interactivity, and invites us to be active in the experience, as if we are really there.
Two main types of VR, panoramic environments and objects are out there. Both types are user-navigated movies that can be freely explored on either Windows or Mac. VR content is created either photographically or with 3D software, and usually the environments are photo-realistic interpretations of reality. Often the VR environments come alive with sound and animations in the movies, adding to the richness of the experience.
Object movies simulate viewing an object from many sides, such as holding a small object in your hand with the ability to turn it around. Likewise, it could be a very large object, such as flying around the exterior of a vehicle. VR panoramas simulate environments that we can view around in 360 degrees. These panoramas could be of literally anywhere, a viewer could be sitting on a yacht or standing in a building. By combining objects, panoramas and audio, you can create a virtual tour to tell a story in a unique and dynamic way. |
There are various players for viewing VR movies, and they differ greatly in quality and performance. There is Apple Computer's QuickTimeVR (QTVR), PTViewer, and a few other Java-based players. Java will play VR in a limited way on computers that do not have QuickTime. Java-based PTViewer has many limitations compared to QuickTime VR, but it enables wider range of people for viewing you panorama since it requires no special plugin or software to download and the scene loads more quickly.
Publishing your VR can be dome in a variety of manners. We can work with your webmaster to provide the most effective dynamic content for your website. We can publish your VR panoramic’s in the following formats:
Java (Standard Quality for Web)
iPix
QuickTime VR
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