Hi Olivia
360 images are so easy to do now and getting less expensive all the time, but they are not very 'live'. You can also string them together via a map or plan view, so that people can explore and feel more in control. But the views are all frozen in time, and the overall experience can feel rather dead.
If you really want to bring it to life, my recommendation would be to shoot some very short, well planned videos, say 5-10 clips of 30 seconds each, with someone walking the viewers around the spaces.
Depending on your budget, you could do these yourselves or get a production company in to plan and shoot and post-produce them for you. There are advantages and disadvantages to each approach. Both require significant amount of time on your part. While in house generally means lower production values, bear in mind some people find this approach more engaging or convincing. Really glossy high production value films can feel rather safe, because you will be all too aware that you won't do them again for a while, so try to get everything in and play safe. On the other hand some film companies will do a great job, given sufficient budget.
If you decide to do it in house, there are plenty of good online guides on how to do it, but the key things are to use a separate mic as sound is critical, and consider lighting too - or attend a short How to create video course, of which there are lots around.
The advantage of doing videos is that it helps more people connect with the experience of visiting, rather than simply noting all the wonderful things to see, which of course if viewing a 360 or other 'still life' option, they have then already seen. If someone with genuine enthusiasm can voice the videos (from behind or in front of the camera) it can help communicate the sense of atmosphere - even if they know that person will not actually be there if they visit! My recommendation would be for the guide to be behind the camera, in other words filming as they walk around, or shooting a few seconds from several static viewpoints. That way they don't have to worry about appearance, and the view is of the spaces themselves.
Hope that's helpful. Good luck with it!
Best
Martin
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Hi Olivia,
Our visitors are really happy with the 360 virtual tour we have: http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtualtour
It's a really popular section on the site and always gets good feedback. It is built using Flash, but could easily be done without. I have contact details for the people that build it if you want them.
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Matt Terrington
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Hi Olivia,
I would recommend 360 virtual tours. They're fairly cheap and easy to create and provide an immersive and proactive resource for online visitors.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/audley-end-house-and-gardens/archived/house/hall-360/
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Sent: 15 June 2015 14:22
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Subject: Examples of interactive maps/virtual tours
Hi there,
I'm looking into ways in which we can bring a small (3x rooms) heritage site to life for online visitors. Ideally we want to give them enough information to make them want to make a visit to the site, but not replace an on-site visit experience.
I'm trying to find good examples of how this has been done by others to see if we can get any ideas.
If anyone can point me in the direction of some good examples it would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Olivia
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