Welcome to this collection of QTVR,Quicktime Virtual Reality,

movies shot around various sites in Singapore.

Introduction

Quicktime VR or QTVR is a fun and interactive file format from Apple Computer that essetially allows a user to view a place or object as they would a photo. However, QTVR goes a step further by allowing the user to navigate within this 'photo,' creating an immersive experience and a feeling of being there. This unique feature allows interaction and thus adds to the user's experience, as opposed to dumbly viewing or watching a movie - where the viewer has no say or degree of participation.

Whether you're a virtual tourist or a Singaporean, I hope you find my site entertaining, useful and fun. Please drop me a mail at gavinhall@hotmail.com

On This Site

Check out my movie page for movies of Orchard Road, Holland Village, Changi Airport, St Andrew's Cathedral, World Trade Centre, and much more to come!

More Info

There are two main types of Quicktime VR movies - Panoramic and Object. Panoramic movies are usually of places and sites where a viewer has the oppurtunity to navigate around a scene eg. the living room of a house or a nature park. They involve a user at a point where the viewer is looking at a location from his or her own point of view. Object movies are self-explanatory. They are of physical objects that a viewer can manipulate to look at eg. looking at a basketball or a lego figurine.

How To Use

Quicktime VR files are small and can be viewed by both Macintosh and Windows users, in either browser. Users will need to have Quicktime 3.0 (available free from Apple at www.apple .com) and its browser plug-in for Netscape and Internet Explorer.

Wait for the Quicktime VR file to load, once ready, users can navigate or manipulate the movie by using the mouse and clicking at the extreme corners (left and right) of the movie to go in the desired direction. Users can also zoom-in (shift key) and zoom-out (control key).

 

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