Spherical Projection VR
These QuicktimeVR style scenes were
actually created using spherical textures
projected onto an inside out sphere.
The advantage to this approach is
that a lot of information can be 'cooked'
into the texture; check out the coloured
light cast by the stained glass windows
above front door area.
Take a look at the example on the
right; being able to combine 3D objects
with the highly detailed spherical
projection definitely makes this approach
more versatile than standard Quicktime
VR.
The drawback of this approach is
that there is no sense of movement
to the navigation.
Click an image to launch the presentation:
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