What is a Matterport virtual tour?

Matterport 3D is a digital technology that creates an interactive and immersive 3D rendering of a property as a walkthrough virtual tour. Matterport 3D products allow users to view a home from every angle and in different views. From dollhouse to an inside view, users can freely view the space at any time and on any device, including VR.

THE LATEST IN 3D IMAGING TECHNOLOGY

Virtual tours have historically been produced by taking 360° panoramic photos and stitching them together or creating a video using 2D photography. What makes this product different is that we are using the latest in Matterport’s 3D camera technology to produce a 3D model of a building.

We scan a space from various points which build the shape of the model. The camera takes super high resolution 4K photos which are mapped over the 3D space. As we move from room to room scanning we create a seamless, immersive walk-though. For large spaces, there can often be hundreds of scan points. The tours are produced with real life property, they are not CGI or 3D concepts.

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR SURROUNDINGS

We can add interaction to your tour in the form of pins. As your customer explores your venue, you can highlight key features. This works well for products within a retail showroom and exceptionally well for home sellers who want to show-off the features of a new home.
Immerse yourself

Your customers won’t need any special equipment to be able to view your venue. The tour works incredibly well on all devices including mobile. Your virtual tour can be embedded onto your website just like a Youtube video.

If you or your business own a VR headset, you can simply plug it in and view your tour. By clicking the ‘goggles’ icon in the bottom corner, you will be fully immersed in your virtual world. Although virtual tours are amazing using VR, we must point out that it is not essential for your customers to have such equipment.

SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE

We create plenty of scan points which allow a viewer to walk around as freely as they would do in real life.

ADD LABELS TO KEY FEATURES

Highlight key features in your space with a pop-up label containing text, links or even a Youtube video.

MULTIPLE PERSPECTIVES

You can view your space from above, zoom out to see a ‘doll house’ view or navigate the areas of interest.

EMBED ON YOUR WEBSITE

Adding your 3D virtual tour to any website, app or social media is as easy as embedding a Youtube video.

Step 1 – Consultation

Every building is unique in it’s own way, so we like to either arrange a visit or see some photographs to ensure a 3D virtual tour is possible and also to find out more about what you would like to us to cover. It’s helpful to know why you are doing a tour? We’ll create a plan of action with you and book in your image capture session.

Step 2 – 3D & Image capture

With our camera, we’ll scan the building to create a 3D model. At the same time it will also capture 4K quality high resolution photos and overlay the photos onto the 3D map in which we create. We have to complete many sweeps of a room from different angles to ensure we create a seamless walk-around.

Step 3 – Production

Once we’ve visited your property to capture the imagery we then need to process your tour. At this stage we can also add interactive tabs to highlight the best features of your space to viewers as they explore your property. We can add web links and phone numbers too.

Step 4 – Showcase your tour

Once the tour has been produced, just like a Youtube video, you can embed it onto your website, app or presentation. The tour is displayed in a player which allows you to switch floors, view plan, 3D view or simply walk around your venue.