Virtual tours

A virtual tour is a great way to present a clear view of a room, landscape, restaurant or any other indoor or outdoor venue that is too wide to be done justice by a normal static image.

The following example shows how a panoramic image can be used to show off an internal area:

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Click and drag on image to move to the left or right.

As you can see Virtual tours give the user an experience very similar to actually 'being there'. This being the case they are used all around the world to boost the sales of many things such as :

dining area in a restaurant
a house of any description
members bar area
master bedroom
hotel reception or pool area
an attractive beer garden
car showroom
dentist's surgery
well equipped meeting room

- anywhere that looks good and is marketable.

Our approach

When a2blondonpropertylettings.co.uk asked us to include the production of panoramic views in the design and development of their website we looked at this area of web technology in detail before coming up with the following principles around which we base this service offering :

Produce high quality images that are as clear as possible.
Produce virtual tours that download quickly and that do not require an additional plug-in.
Shoot the virtual tour from a position that gives the user the best possible view of the room/area. In other words, where would a person stand if they wanted to get the best possible view - find that point and shoot the tour from there.
Keep the virtual tour simple and user friendly and offer only navigational controls that a viewer really needs.