Google celebrated their 20th birthday yesterday, and they showed us how far they’ve come in that time. They recreated a scene from their garage beginnings and shot a virtual tour so we could all walk through and experience the first google headquarters. A 20 year old video from Google’s 6th employee, Harry, shows the offices and…
Virtual Tours used in Dubai
TimeOut Dubai featured a new apartment building complex that is using Virtual Tours to show off all the suites. This is a great way for prospective buyers all around the world to see a property without physically having to be there. They have photos, floor plans, and a VR tour of each suite in the building!…
Step aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery
To commemorate the 34th anniversary of the shuttle’s first launch, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and Google Arts & Culture released a 360-degree video that lets viewers peer inside Discovery, alongside the astronauts who helped deploy the Hubble Space Telescope. Read the full article on CNET
VR field trip
What does a teacher in Georgia do when his social studies class is learning about the 9/11 attacks and the memorial in New York City but knows he can’t take them there? He uses VR technology to allow the students to visit and view virtually! This is going to happen more and more over the…
A VR Boat Ride?
Swim the Chesapeake Bay or sail down the Potomac River without getting wet (or leaving your chair) or you can explore the Appalachian Trail. How about seeing Zion Canyon and its surrounding trails? Terrain 360 uses Virtual tour technology to allow people to explore nature. Students have used their tours to visit places they talk about in their…