While the Panotour is primarily geared toward web browsers (I think video support is still rudimentary, it seems to work better with still photos), here's a video experience I created as well, narrated by lighthouse historian Henry Osmers: I can see why this software is so expensive (Thanks professor!), it can do a lot without requiring you to know tons of code. If you saw the earlier versions of this project, it was pretty ugly and the controls were challenging, to put it charitably. It took me a while to figure out how to get controls beyond clickable hotspots, but now that I did, you can move around much easier, hide the interface, or jump to anywhere in the tour at any time. It works, though the software is not at all intuitive. There's a lot of documentation on how to use Kolor Panotour over on their website though the words are not very helpful and the YouTube videos they show are pretty dry. You can check this out here at this link or click the picture below: You can build and customize controls and clickable hotspots into a Panotour - here you can look around or click on the red spot to walk back down the steps. I've tried it on a lot of different setups and that seems to be my experience. As a fair warning, you will need a fast connection, a very fast computer, and Chrome or Firefox for the best experience. This is a package of two different experience, the first is a Panotour (a panoramic tour created in Kolor Panotour software) that you can load up on a web browser. Montauk has been my "happy place" for a while, and so it was nice to come back and create an experience that one can use in a headset to feel like they were there - for instance, if you are disabled or are otherwise unable to make it up the narrow staircase, now you can use a VR headset and at least feel like you're getting some of the experience. For the final project I created two different types of interactive experiences for people interested in visiting (or unable to visit) the Montauk Lighthouse, New York's first lighthouse located at the very end of the southern tip of Long Island.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |