Thursday 30 August 2012

Virtual Tour of Folly Farm & Zoo, Pembrokeshire by 360imagery

Virtual Tour of Folly Farm & Zoo by 360imagery
 
 
360imagery were recently commissioned by Folly Farm Adventure Park & Zoo to create one of their stunning virtual tours for the popular attraction in Pembrokeshire. In fact, it is the top paid-for visitor attraction in Wales and winner of the 'Best Family Day Out in Pembrokeshire' Award.
 
As well as having its own zoo (complete with the only giraffes in Wales!), outdoor & indoor adventure playgrounds and plenty of other things to see and do, Folly Farm also houses the largest collection of vintage fairground rides in Europe. Their impressive collection includes Chair-o-planes, Dodgems, Helter Skelters, Golden Gallopers and many more.
 
Folly Farm were keen that for such a fantastic, unique attraction they needed a similarly unique and individual marketing aid that would really show off what they have to offer, at its best. That's why they came to us! At 360imagery we specialise in creating stunning, bespoke and interactive virtual tours, and we love the challenge of doing something a bit different.
 
Just take a look at the end result, by either clicking here or on the post image above.
 
Hope you have a head for heights because we start our tour at 25 metres on the Pembrokeshire Big Wheel, the tallest in Wales! It provided the perfect opportunity for a stunning 360 degree panorama for the opening scene, with the Folly Farm 'jingle' integrated to play in the background. For some true barrel organ music check out the thumbnails that take you to the vintage rides - here, we included directional stereo effect music.
 
Folly Farm wanted visitors to their website to have a truly interactive experience, which I'm sure you'll agree we've achieved! As well as thumbnails we designed the tour with floating navigation arrows which enable you to take a 'virtual walk' around the whole place. There are also site maps with 'hot spots' to take you to various locations, and plenty of pop-up information text boxes.
 
This is all published in HTML5, as well as standard Flash, for iPhone and iPad viewing.
 
So, were Folly Farm impressed?........Here's what they had to say........
"We saw 360imagery at a trade exhibition and their work was recommended to us by a fellow zoo.  I was extremely impressed with the speed at which Stuart worked and the cost.  The 360 degree panorama of the view from our Big Wheel has been vital to marketing it by persuading visitors the view is worth seeing.  The Vintage Funfair tour was an ingenious way to show visitors to our website what's inside what is essentially a big farm building.  I would highly recommended the services of 360imagery"
Zoe Wright - Folly Farm
 
360imagery are one of the leading nationwide providers of virtual tours in the UK. For more information about how one of our stunning tours will bring your website alive, please visit us at www.360imagery.co.uk
 

 
 


Friday 24 August 2012

Virtual Tour of Citadel Logistics Centre, West Midlands by 360imagery

360 Virtual Tour of Citadel Logistics Centre, West Midlands by 360imagery
 
360imagery recently completed a 360 virtual tour for Goodman Logistics, one of the largest commercial property developers in the UK.
 
Citadel Logistics Centre in Bilston, West Midlands is a warehouse and distribution facility comprising over 321,000sq.ft. The warehouse is conveniently located only 2 miles from junction 10 of the M6, and 6 miles from the M5. This vast building has some 95 lorry parking and 196 car parking spaces, and 32 dock loading doors.
 
As with the majority of our commissions we undertook several 360 panoramic mast photography shots - these were taken from 8m using our unique system, devised in-house. This is a fantastic way of getting above the 'street furniture' and gives more impressive frontage shots, perfect for marketing purposes. In this particular tour one of these mast shots is inside the main warehouse and really gives you a feel for the expanse of space and height here. Take a look for yourself by either clicking here or on the post image above.
 
Another excellent feature of this particular commission is the ability to take a 'virtual walk' around the entire site by following the hovering direction arrows. The client also requested location maps, 'pop-ups' & information boxes highlighting important features of the property and agent contact details. As we specialise in individually designing all of our work we can incorporate anything you ask us to, and everything is done in-house - we don't use external photographers, 'one shot' lenses, 'off the shelf' tours or programming.
 
At 360imagery we combine our 10 years experience as chartered surveyors in commercial property, with our passion for creating bespoke virtual tours to create stunning visual marketing tools. This was the first job we did for Goodman Logistics and the client was so impressed they immediately commissioned us to do the same for another property, First Point in Burton on Trent.
 
360imagery is one of the leading providers of 360 virtual tours in the UK. For more information about how one of our stunning tours will bring your website alive, visit us at www.360imagery.co.uk
 


Tuesday 21 August 2012

Virtual Tour of Lovett House, Staines, Middlesex by 360imagery

Virtual Tour of Lovett House in Staines, Middlesex by 360imagery

One of our latest commissions at 360imagery is a 360 virtual tour of Lovett House in Staines, Middlesex. This building is a completely self-contained, ready-fitted office headquarters, and really does offer it all.

Lovett House is an impressive 2-storey brick building, positioned around a lovely landscaped courtyard. It has a mix of open plan and cellular offices, meeting rooms and even an on-site restaurant. Other facilities include air-conditioning, lift and the potential for 'plug & play'.

It's positioned close to junction 13 of the M25 - so a great location for all business needs, and has the added benefit of Egham High Street & all its shops within walking distance.

360imagery have created a stunning virtual tour which shows off Lovett House in all its glory. Take a look for yourself by either clicking here or on the post image above. Note the superb high dynamic range photography - in other words, you don't get 'blown-out' or glaring bright windows (it evens the exposure) - we do this for all our work.

This is also a good example of us designing the entire tour to blend perfectly into the client website and with all their promotional material - for example, take a look at their brochure here. We bespoke design all of our work and this means you can have it pretty much however you want!

We keep all our work in-house - we don't use external photographers etc - and so we confidently pride ourselves on the quality of our work. It also means we can really deliver - Lovett House was up on the website within 48 hours of us being commissioned - and that was over a weekend!

360imagery is one of the leading nationwide virtual tour companies in the UK. For more information about how one of our stunning tours will bring your website alive, please visit us at www.360imagery.co.uk

Monday 20 August 2012

Virtual Tour of JustAddH2O at the National Marine Aquarium, UK by 360imagery

Virtual Tour of JustAddH2O at the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth by 360imagery

Following the success of the 360imagery virtual tour of the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth UK, we were then commissioned to create a subsequent one for the client.

JustAddH2O is a fantastic education and resource area at the Aquarium, and our 360 virtual tour really promotes what an interactive learning experience it can provide. This is where students can get hands-on and learn 'the science bit' about the marine curriculum.

You can explore the 3 different learning zones by either visiting the National Marine Aquarium website, by clicking here or by clicking on the post image above.

The 1st zone, Aqualab, hosts science shows and various hands-on workshops which you can read more about in our 'pop-up' boxes within the tour. 360imagery 'pop-up' boxes are a really effective way to display product / educational / photos / video or any kind of additional information without cluttering an image. As we bespoke design each element of our work for each individual client we can incorporate just about anything you want!

The 2nd zone, the Vault Room, aims to make learning fun with the aid of various resources and specimens, and the Aqua Vision Studio is the final zone running different media programmes.

360imagery is one of the leading nationwide Virtual Tour companies in the UK. For more information about how one of our stunning tours will help bring your website alive, please visit our website at www.360imagery.co.uk.



Thursday 16 August 2012

Virtual Tour of the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth UK by 360imagery

Virtual Tour of the National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth by 360imagery

360imagery were commissioned to create a 360 virtual tour for the National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth.

It is the largest aquarium in the UK and our stunning virtual tour shows why is it so popular with visitors from all around the world. The addition of this unique visual tool to their website enables potential visitors to 'walk-through' the whole centre and really experience the excitement of the project, before visiting. It also provides an important educational tool with interactive 'pop-ups' containing informative text, photographs and the option to email members of the aquarium staff directly.

The aquarium is divided into 4 main zones taking you on a journey from local Plymouth right out across the Great Barrier Reef. You'll see some of the most beautiful and colourful sights you can imagine, from sea-horses to sting-rays, barracuda and exotic fish. The Atlantic Ocean tank alone is 2.5 million litres in volume, currently making it the largest tank in Europe. Just check out the size of the sharks in this tank!

The National Marine Aquarium is also a registered charity and is dedicated to conservation, education and research through various programmes.

You can view the tour on the National Marine Aquarium website or click here or on the post image above.

360imagery is one of the leading national virtual tour companies in the UK. For more information about how one of our stunning tours will bring your website alive, please visit us at http://www.360imagery.co.uk/