Virtual tour movies offer some really useful features in helping people to visualise a location. A few years ago when my wife and I were looking to book a holiday cottage up on the North East coast, we were overwhelmed by the numbers of places on offer. Some had wonderful sounding locations but few images to offer any real information. The holiday cottage brochure we were trawling through mentioned its companion web site and the fact that some of the properties had ‘virtual tours’. A quick look on the internet, and we immediately decided to cut down our choice to those offering virtual tours. After that the decision making process moved on rapidly and we had the feeling that we were having a good nosey around the cottages. When we arrived on holiday, we really felt familiar with the place; the technology had done its job.

So, I have finally got around to perfecting the technique and offering this service to our clients. I know its been around a while, but I really feel that this technology helps people get a feel for a location. Its interactive, so they can look where they want. On the website of a hotel, estate agent, indeed anywhere where showing someone around a space will help bring it to life, I think it is a wonderful marketing tool. 

Click on the image below to have a look around the Northern Lights open plan office in Uclan. Hold your mouse button down whilst you drag it across the window to rotate the image. If you want to zoom in or out use the shift and control keys respectively.

If you can see the potential for your business get in contact with us. The movie requires Quicktime player to work; if you haven’t got it installed on your machine you really should have. It’s really easy to instal and can be downloaded by clicking here or clicking on the download button at the end of this post.

To rove around the images, hold your left mouse button down and move it across the image left or right. Use the shift and control keys to zoom in and out respectively.

Below is the 4th Floor corridor of the Media Factory, Uclan, Preston