Experience the 'London 80 Gigapixels' High-Resolution Virtual Tour
Katie Cordrey — November 29, 2010 — World
References: 360cities.net & web.orange
Panoramic photographer Jeffrey Martin has created 'London 80 Gigapixels,' a fully spherical panoramic photo that appears on 360Cities.net, a site the photographer founded. Martin shot 7,886 photos over three days in the summer of 2010 and then spent six weeks stitching them into one of the world's largest photographic images.
London 80 Gigapixels allows viewers to take a virtual tour flying over the rooftops of the city. The website also features two treasure hunts and a storytelling competition.
Implications - The 'London 80 Gigapixels' is a high-resolution virtual tour. The image presents phenomenal views of the city, and is unlike any high-resolution footage previously captured.
London 80 Gigapixels allows viewers to take a virtual tour flying over the rooftops of the city. The website also features two treasure hunts and a storytelling competition.
Implications - The 'London 80 Gigapixels' is a high-resolution virtual tour. The image presents phenomenal views of the city, and is unlike any high-resolution footage previously captured.
Trend Themes
1. High-resolution Virtual Tours - The 'London 80 Gigapixels' presents a new standard for high-resolution virtual tours, offering immersive and detailed experiences for viewers.
2. Fully Spherical Panoramic Photos - The 'London 80 Gigapixels' showcases the potential of fully spherical panoramic photos, allowing viewers to explore every angle of a location.
3. Treasure Hunts and Storytelling Competitions - The inclusion of treasure hunts and storytelling competitions in 'London 80 Gigapixels' demonstrates the potential for interactive and engaging experiences within virtual tours.
Industry Implications
1. Photography - The 'London 80 Gigapixels' highlights the capabilities of panoramic photography for capturing and displaying large-scale high-resolution images.
2. Tourism - The 'London 80 Gigapixels' opens up opportunities for the tourism industry to provide virtual tours that offer highly immersive and detailed experiences for potential visitors.
3. Digital Media - The integration of treasure hunts and storytelling competitions in 'London 80 Gigapixels' presents new avenues for digital media companies to create interactive and captivating content within virtual tours.
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