Art Galleries

Art galleries are ideal subjects for interactive 360˚ panoramas and virtual tours because, not only we can reproduce the interactive experience of wandering around them, we can add an extra interactive multi-media dimension of letting viewers examine individual works of art in greater detail and without the risk of setting off the security alarm!

Art galleries are often beautiful places in their own right, and the fact that they are filled with treasured artifacts and splendid works of art in many different mediums makes them particularly appealing to reproduce for a much wider audience.

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Cork Street Open Exhibition. August 2009.

Our aspiration for interactive 3-8-tive 360˚ photography & design is to let viewers freely roam around the gallery, and to appreciate in greater detail some or all of the works - in whatever medium best represents them.

Many people cannot go to an exhibition because of distance or time constraints - but that is not to say they wouldn't like to. With interactive 360˚ panoramas and virtual tours they can - while on the train, at home, at work, in an internet cafe... Interactive 360˚ panoramas and virtual tours keep the gallery open 24 x 7 x 365 and opens it up to the whole planet! They are by far the best way to represent these beautiful places and artists' work - and thereby considerably increase the number of potential buyers (or just visitors, if it is a non-commercial exhibition).

Many people go to a gallery and later think that they would like to buy an item or two - but cannot quite visualise them. Small photographs in a brochure are okay but cannot do works of art justice - especially if they are large, sculpture, video, animations, or multi-media installations. If they cannot get back to the gallery the sale may be lost...

Most virtual tour photography companies are a single photographer with some web experience. What separates 3‑8‑tive 360˚ from all other virtual reality photography and design companies is that we are part of a much bigger innovative and creative computer company that specialises in web hosting, web design and development, digital asset management systems (DAMS), and content management systems (CMS). This extremely powerful combination offers you unrivaled creative and technical opportunities to keep you ahead of the competition, use highly innovative customer-engaging technology, and protects your original investment.

3‑8‑tivity has huge web computing resources - using the most advanced cloud technologies, and unrivaled experience in digital imaging and multi-media, and their eCommerce integration.

What this means for you is that with 3‑8‑tive 360˚ you are buying into maximum flexibility and capability, and your investment is future-proof. Whatever your current or future requirements are, we are confident that no other company is better placed technically, photographically, or creatively to meet your needs.

You may start with a simple virtual tour, however, later you may want to progress to something more advanced like eCommerce, reporting, and/or dynamic content. The key advantage of using 3‑8‑tive 360˚ is that if you later decide to add advanced functionality it is very likely that you will be able to use the original virtual tour photography - i.e. it is unlikely that you will have to have the virtual tour re-shot. This is because most of the additional functionality is handled at the back-end - on the web server and in on-line databases - with small user-interface changes that can be over-laid on top of your existing virtual tour. Obviously this saves you money and protects your original investment. You can have the confidence that we will be able to meet any of your future requirements.

There are opportunities that you may not have considered, and we can explore these with you to keep you ahead of the competition and to keep your customers engaged and loyal.

Put another way, if you never want to used advanced features like :-

integrate eCommerce functionality - like on-line bookings, sales, multi-media information
integrate with your existing computer systems - e.g. booking or sales systems
instantly change dynamic content in the virtual tour/s yourself - like changing menus, prices, times
report on visits, clicks with detailed analysis
create permanent on-line digital archives of exhibitions, shows, seasons, development progress, etc.

... and if you do not need any of the following :-

technical assistance with integrating your virtual tour into any web site, blog, or content management system (CMS)
re-evaluate your whole web strategy to maximise interactive virtual tour content and opportunities
assistance with search engine optimisation (SEO)

... if you do not need any of the above then there is no particular reason why you should choose 3‑8‑tive 360˚ . There are several perfectly good virtual reality photographers in your area and some produce photographic results as good as us, offer a service as good as we do, and turn around your work as quickly as we do...

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