Proposal talk:Virtual tour
Content and format
virtual_tour=* doesn't really say it must be interactive 360deg 3D panorama. A "virtual tour" can simply be a video, even flat imagery not panorama. Do they count? https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour/narrated-virtual-tours
An interactive tour can also be flat photos, not panorama. The terminology of using "virtual tour" to mean interactive panorama, against "video tour", isn't obvious.
—— Kovposch (talk) 18:47, 8 November 2024 (UTC)
- The proposal only mentions 3D, not interative and 360. I think even a flat picture series could count as a virtual tour, if they depict a tour of the institute.--Peter Elderson (talk) 21:50, 8 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, flat photos only is a worse problem. The proposal's mention of "3D" is casual for a virtual 3D space, not strictly accurate. You can check the examples are interactive pano, and some are even from "360" namings. Technically, 3D could mean stereo, requiring special eyeglasses.
—— Kovposch (talk) 09:39, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
- Yes, flat photos only is a worse problem. The proposal's mention of "3D" is casual for a virtual 3D space, not strictly accurate. You can check the examples are interactive pano, and some are even from "360" namings. Technically, 3D could mean stereo, requiring special eyeglasses.
Hey I looked up the definition of virtual tour and got the following result:
A virtual tour is a digital way to explore real places using videos, images, and other multimedia elements. The main types are video tours, 360° panoramic tours, still photo tours, and floor plan tours. Virtual tours involve combining visuals like photos and videos with interactive features to let users explore different views of a place. Virtual tours, including 360° virtual tours, are commonly used in education, tourism, real estate, and more. Virtual tours are flexible and can be repeated, but they lack sensory experiences and need basic computer skills.
source: definition virtual tour
I also came across the following article vr for tourism
There is also something like AR video
So wat do you think should be under “Virtual tour”? --BrechtD (talk) 17:35, 9 November 2024 (UTC)
Virtual tours without a URL
Having looked at quite a few museum websites, there are some museums that offer a virtual tour (or audio tour) for visitors unable to use access the upper floor(s) of a museum if there is no wheelchair access to those floors. Such tours do not have a URL, and live on Ipads at the museum itself. This is an edge case, this tag doesn't account for that. Should it? --PCarewEG (talk) 16:22, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
- There are museums that give you a virtual tour if you either install their app on your mobile. Others allow you to scan a QR code inside which is dynamically generated (i.e., it is not a public permalink or is only valid within their LAN). Some charge you for renting headphones and a portable device (conventionally an audio player) that would give you additional information for each exhibit when you are standing in front of it as if it was a virtual guide. Bkil (talk) 17:11, 18 November 2024 (UTC)
image=* as an alternative
You could list multiple images or galleries separated by semicolons under image=*. If the data consumer detects one under a domain which supports 3D panorama or modelled animation, it could show it on whatever map layer you have for select amenity with virtual tours. We already have contact:youtube=* that may already host virtual tour content Bkil (talk) 17:07, 18 November 2024 (UTC)