1. Learning package for Interviewing skills - Creating software for interview techniques and interviewee techniques. This being video footage of an interview and using interactive software to be able to answer questions on the subject and be able to swap roles in order to experience both sides.
2. Student living tour - a wedsite/virtual tour for students that have just moved to sheffield. Imforming them of places to visit via a interactive virtual tour. Using hotspots to move around via a map and gain information on places of interest.
3. A virtual tour/website of a student accommodation in Sheffield - A 360 degree virtual tour of a student accomodation in sheffield. The tour will display the standard rooms within the accomodation. The viewer will be able to view the whole room and have the option to zoom in on parts of the room. There will be hotspots in which the user can click on certain part of the room, say a computer and this will display information on internet excess, i.e. prices and speeds. Other hotspots may link to video's and other rooms. The website will be kept simple and easy to navigate.
Sunday 8 November 2009
What’s the Difference between Flash VR, Java and QTVR?
Flash is the most ubiquitous of all plugins that support Virtual Reality Photography. This is why we recommend this as the best solution overall. JAVA was built into the operating system of most every personal computer untill recent lawsuits that resulted in fewer installations on new computers. QTVR stands for QuickTime Virtual Reality and was the original display technology that started VR Photography. QTVR is free software download for all platforms and preinstalled into every MAC as well as many Windows machines on delivery.
The Technique
The first step required to create a virtual tour is to capture the virtual tour images. Virtual tour images are created by capturing from 2-18 or more images from the center point of view of the scene. This is done by placing a specially equipped digital or film camera on a panoramic tripod head at the center point of the scene and rotating the camera after the image is captured. Generally 50% overlap is sufficent for stitching together the virtual tour. The second step required to create a virtual tour is to process and then retouch your stitched image. Here you must have appropiate virtual tour stitching software for doing this step.
Tutorial: http://phong.com/tutorials/photostitch/
Tutorial: http://phong.com/tutorials/photostitch/
Friday 6 November 2009
Meeting with Campus Digs
Meeting took place on the 21st Oct at 16:00.
Attending:
Helen Sutherland
Robyn Hicks
Anne Doncaster
I told them what my proposal was for the project, that I wanted to introduce video as hotspots on the tour. They were very interested in the idea I had come up with and really liked the idea of introducing the video into the tour. They also infomed me that there were 2 other sites for Campus Digs, theM being LincolN and Huddersfield, they wanted me to do tours for these TO. They informed me that they had already set up some video footage to be filmed by 6 students at campus digs that would shoot a video diary of there time at the accommodation. I suggeted these may go into the tour via images of the students in the rooms. We decided it would be best to have the rooms completly empty aswell though. They were happy for me to come across and shoot any time i wanted, they have empty rooms prepared for the shoot.
They told me that they already had someone to create the website so i would only be expected to create the virtual tour's. I told them i was happy for this to happen as i now felt this was enough work to take on for the project as i would now be creating 3 virtual tours.
We discussed a dealine date and decided i would be able to complete the sheffeild project by the end of Jan 2010, then the others March 2010.
Attending:
Helen Sutherland
Robyn Hicks
Anne Doncaster
I told them what my proposal was for the project, that I wanted to introduce video as hotspots on the tour. They were very interested in the idea I had come up with and really liked the idea of introducing the video into the tour. They also infomed me that there were 2 other sites for Campus Digs, theM being LincolN and Huddersfield, they wanted me to do tours for these TO. They informed me that they had already set up some video footage to be filmed by 6 students at campus digs that would shoot a video diary of there time at the accommodation. I suggeted these may go into the tour via images of the students in the rooms. We decided it would be best to have the rooms completly empty aswell though. They were happy for me to come across and shoot any time i wanted, they have empty rooms prepared for the shoot.
They told me that they already had someone to create the website so i would only be expected to create the virtual tour's. I told them i was happy for this to happen as i now felt this was enough work to take on for the project as i would now be creating 3 virtual tours.
We discussed a dealine date and decided i would be able to complete the sheffeild project by the end of Jan 2010, then the others March 2010.
Contact with campus digs
From: Anne Doncaster [mailto:a.doncaster@virgin.net]
Sent: 12 October 2009 21:32
To: Helen Sutherland
Subject: Proposal for Vitual tour
To whom it may concern
Reference my telephone call today regarding my proposal for a ‘virtual tour’ website of your accommodation.
I am a 3rd year student studying Digital Media Production at Sheffield Hallam and am looking to create an online virtual tour of your accommodation for my final year project. The tour will have an interactive element in which the viewer can rotate around the rooms and any other part of the accommodation, i.e. common room, and by able to view the rooms in 360 degree form. They will also be able to click on objects within the room and this will display information on facilities like internet access etc. They will be able to zoom in close up to any part of the room. Overall I want to make the viewer feel like they are actually moving around the accommodation and that they get a good feel for the place once they have completed the tour. This is a modern technique and enables the viewer to interact more, much more beneficial than just still images.
I hope you will therefore consider my proposal.
Many thanks for your time.
Anne Doncaster
Responce:
Hey Anne
Would you be free for a chat on the21st of this month, say around 12pm?
I have passed on your email to my Marketing Manager and she is interested but just wants to have a chat and see any examples of your previous work if you have any
Thanks
Helen Sutherland
Senior Administrator and Marketing Coordinator
Meeting took place 21/10/09
From: Anne Doncaster [mailto:a.doncaster@virgin.net]
Sent: 04 November 2009 21:32
To: Robyn Hicks
Subject: Virtual Tour's
Dear Robyn
Regarding our meeting around a fortnight ago reference the Virtual Tour for your accommodation sites.
I would like to inform you that I am still making progress on the project and just drafting up my plans and drafts etc. I have been performing test pieces for the project to ensure that I have the technique perfect for when I come to shoot at the sites. I am attending regular meetings with my tutor to inform him of my progress and to gain more knowledge for the project.
I will let you know as soon as I am ready to come and to shooting the photo’s in Sheffield, Huddersfield and Lincoln. If you require any more information please feel free to contact me by email or phone.
Many thanks and I’ll be in touch soon.
Anne
Responce:
Hi Anne,
Thanks very much for the update. I look forward to catching up with you again soon.
Cheers
R
Sent: 12 October 2009 21:32
To: Helen Sutherland
Subject: Proposal for Vitual tour
To whom it may concern
Reference my telephone call today regarding my proposal for a ‘virtual tour’ website of your accommodation.
I am a 3rd year student studying Digital Media Production at Sheffield Hallam and am looking to create an online virtual tour of your accommodation for my final year project. The tour will have an interactive element in which the viewer can rotate around the rooms and any other part of the accommodation, i.e. common room, and by able to view the rooms in 360 degree form. They will also be able to click on objects within the room and this will display information on facilities like internet access etc. They will be able to zoom in close up to any part of the room. Overall I want to make the viewer feel like they are actually moving around the accommodation and that they get a good feel for the place once they have completed the tour. This is a modern technique and enables the viewer to interact more, much more beneficial than just still images.
I hope you will therefore consider my proposal.
Many thanks for your time.
Anne Doncaster
Responce:
Hey Anne
Would you be free for a chat on the21st of this month, say around 12pm?
I have passed on your email to my Marketing Manager and she is interested but just wants to have a chat and see any examples of your previous work if you have any
Thanks
Helen Sutherland
Senior Administrator and Marketing Coordinator
Meeting took place 21/10/09
From: Anne Doncaster [mailto:a.doncaster@virgin.net]
Sent: 04 November 2009 21:32
To: Robyn Hicks
Subject: Virtual Tour's
Dear Robyn
Regarding our meeting around a fortnight ago reference the Virtual Tour for your accommodation sites.
I would like to inform you that I am still making progress on the project and just drafting up my plans and drafts etc. I have been performing test pieces for the project to ensure that I have the technique perfect for when I come to shoot at the sites. I am attending regular meetings with my tutor to inform him of my progress and to gain more knowledge for the project.
I will let you know as soon as I am ready to come and to shooting the photo’s in Sheffield, Huddersfield and Lincoln. If you require any more information please feel free to contact me by email or phone.
Many thanks and I’ll be in touch soon.
Anne
Responce:
Hi Anne,
Thanks very much for the update. I look forward to catching up with you again soon.
Cheers
R
Panoramic Images
Panoramic photography is a technique of photography, using specialised equipment or software, that captures images with elongated fields of view. An image made with an ultra wide angle [[fisheye lens]] covering the normal film frame of 1:1.33 is not automatically considered to be a panorama. An image showing a field of view approximating, or greater than, that of the human eye – about 160° by 75° – may be termed panoramic. This generally means it has an aspect ratio of 2:1 or larger, the image being at least twice as wide as its height.
Creating Panoranic images from scratch
Stitching software
Clevr - http://www.clevr.com/
PTGui - http://www.ptgui.com
Creating Panoranic images from scratch
Stitching software
Clevr - http://www.clevr.com/
PTGui - http://www.ptgui.com
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