{"id":108543,"date":"2020-05-09T03:36:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-08T15:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pano.nz\/?page_id=108543"},"modified":"2023-03-05T00:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T11:00:01","slug":"virtual-tour-anatomy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pano.nz\/virtual-tour-anatomy\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Tour Anatomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>So what is a Virtual Tour<\/h2>\n<p>Essentially, a Virtual Tour is 360 imagery with some kind of built in and guided navigation. These tours are typically made of 360 images and video, into which any manner of additional media can be added, such as regular photos, videos, pop ups, buy links, can all be placed inside of that virtual tour, so then, it can be viewed in VR on a mobile device, or desktop.\u00a0Building on this concept, dozens or hundreds of 360 panos from multiple rooms, levels, or even drone captured 360s can be added as needed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"su-youtube su-u-responsive-media-yes\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lI8mLxoBnXI?autohide=2&amp;autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;controls=1&amp;fs=1&amp;loop=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;theme=light&amp;wmode=&amp;playsinline=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Breakdown of a Virtual Tour<\/h3>\n<p>At the core of every 360 Virtual Tour PanaScope produces are some core Tour \u201cSections\u201d that are composed of \u201cComponents\u201d. Below should you help understand what to basically expect when building any virtual tour<\/p>\n<p>In short, there are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a class=\"anchor\" style=\"color: #000000; scroll-behavior: auto !important;\" href=\"#tour-sections\"><strong>Tour sections<\/strong><\/a>: A <a href=\"https:\/\/pano.nz\/shop\/virtual-tour-base\/\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ff3333;\">Tour base<\/strong><\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/pano.nz\/shop\/virtual-tour-area\/\"><strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffa000;\">Tour Area<\/strong><\/a>. Then those are broken into<\/li>\n<li><a class=\"anchor\" style=\"color: #000000; scroll-behavior: auto !important;\" href=\"#tour-components\"><strong>Tour Components<\/strong><\/a>: A <strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ff3333;\">Gateway<\/strong>, a <strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffa000;\">Centroid<\/strong>, a <strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #ffa000;\">Port<\/strong>, and a <strong style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #26c2e7;\">Satelite<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Below is the breakdown of these parts in an easy to understand guide, depicted with most basic scenarios shown in the first image we see here. Definitions of these parts are provided below<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_image stretched\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/pano.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/panascope-vr-tour-builder-infographic-2020-nbg.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anatomy of a 360 VR Tour by PanaScope.nz\" title=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_huge\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\" id=\"tour-sections\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Tour Sections<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_border align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-hwrapper valign_top align_none\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_65d93a6b has_text_color icon_atleft\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><i class=\"fad fa-hexagon\"><\/i><span class=\"w-text-value\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"w-text us_custom_65d93a6b fa-swap-opacity has_text_color icon_atleft\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><i class=\"fad fa-hexagon\"><\/i><span class=\"w-text-value\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\" id=\"tour-base\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Tour Base<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Tour <strong>Base<\/strong> has 4 nodes. A <strong>Gateway\u00a0<\/strong>and a <strong>Centroid. <\/strong>This is the core of every VR Tour PanaScope provides their clients.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_small with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_border align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-hwrapper valign_top align_none\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_3f35da53 has_text_color icon_atleft\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><i class=\"fad fa-hexagon\"><\/i><span class=\"w-text-value\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"w-text us_custom_3f35da53 fa-swap-opacity has_text_color icon_atleft\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><i class=\"fad fa-hexagon\"><\/i><span class=\"w-text-value\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-3 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\" id=\"tour-area\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Tour Area<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Tour <strong>Area<\/strong> has 2 nodes. A <b>Port <\/b>and a <strong>Centroid<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_huge\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\" id=\"tour-components\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h2>Tour Components<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_border align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_65d93a6b has_text_color icon_atleft\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><i class=\"fad fa-hexagon\"><\/i><span class=\"w-text-value\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\" id=\"gateway\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Gateway<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>A <strong>Gateway <\/strong>group is <strong>3 Nodes<\/strong>. A <strong>Port <\/strong>node, and 2 flanking <strong>Satelite <\/strong>nodes<strong>. <\/strong>This node &#8220;cluster&#8221; connects the location of the tour to the outside world<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_small with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_border align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_3f35da53 has_text_color icon_atleft\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><i class=\"fad fa-hexagon\"><\/i><span class=\"w-text-value\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\" id=\"port\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Port<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>A <strong>Port<\/strong> node is a transition node from one area to another. Like a doorway, hallway or corner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_small with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_border align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_3f35da53 fa-swap-opacity has_text_color icon_atleft\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><i class=\"fad fa-hexagon\"><\/i><span class=\"w-text-value\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\" id=\"centroid\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Centroid<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>A <strong>Centroid <\/strong>node\u00a0is the center node of any area to be showcased<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_small with_line width_default thick_1 style_solid color_border align_center\"><div class=\"w-separator-h\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-text us_custom_43d79380 fa-swap-opacity has_text_color icon_atleft\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><i class=\"fad fa-hexagon\"><\/i><span class=\"w-text-value\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\" id=\"satelite\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h3>Satelite<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>A <strong>Satelite<\/strong> node is used to reveal detailed and or obscured portions of an <strong>Area. <\/strong>Like a shopping aisle, Artwork or a window view.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-separator size_huge\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-actionbox color_light controls_right\"><div class=\"w-actionbox-text\"><h2 class=\"w-actionbox-title\">Tour Build Process<\/h2><div class=\"w-actionbox-description\"><p>With logistics out of the way, you&#8217;re now better armed to build your own location&#8217;s Virtual Tour<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-actionbox-controls\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" title=\"360 Tour Builder\" href=\"https:\/\/pano.nz\/shop\/360-tour-builder\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Build your VR Tour<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"So what is a Virtual Tour Essentially, a Virtual Tour is 360 imagery with some kind of built in and guided navigation. 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