Optional Extras
We can incorporate a number of optional extras into a 360° panorama or 360° object rotation to provide the user with a further level of interactivity. Extras include:
Hotspots
Hotspots are links within a 360° panorama itself and may be utilised in a number of different ways.
The most common use for a hotspot is to link one 360° panorama to the next. By linking a number of 360° panoramas in this way, we can provide the user with a 'virtual walk through' of your business.
Hot Spots can also be used to label items within 360° panorama. As the user moves the cursor over the item the pop up label appears identifying the item. The hotspot could then be clicked to trigger another action such as an audio commentary to take the user to another web pages with further information on the item.
Click here to view a 360 panorama with pop up labels (QuickTime required)
Audio
Audio files can be added to panoramas in a couple of different ways as follows:
- An audio commentary regarding the scene
- Background sounds associated with objects within the panorama.
- Directional sound. We can even add sounds that appears to be coming from a particular area or object within the panorama which change as the user rotates the panorama.
Click here to view a 360 panorama with a commentary (QuickTime required)
Custom Designed Download Screens & Controls
A download screen is an image that is displayed as the 360° panorama downloads (Java versions only) providing the user with a visual indication of the download progress.
For the ultimate ease of use, we can add a set of controls to each 360° panorama. Again the controls are custom designed to fit seamlessley into your website.
For the sake of continuity we have used our generic Pan 3Sixty download screen and controls on all the 360° panoramas on the Pan 3Sixty website, but you can see a few samples we have produced for clients below.
