{"id":1239042,"date":"2022-06-23T00:11:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T07:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1239042"},"modified":"2024-04-04T06:52:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-04T13:52:09","slug":"arcgis-360-vr","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/arcgis-360-vr","title":{"rendered":"360 VR: Create and View 360 VR Experiences on the Web"},"author":8142,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23771,615021,37151],"tags":[765882,25781,42641,147692,34221],"industry":[],"product":[36781,36551],"class_list":["post-1239042","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-gis","category-aec","category-design-planning","tag-360-vr","tag-3d","tag-arcgis-online","tag-virtual-reality","tag-vr","product-city-engine","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"360 VR is Esri's lightweight, all-in-one panoramic 360 VR solution, available on ArcGIS Online .","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<h3><strong><em>New in 360 VR (February 2024): Preliminary support for Apple Vision Pro. In addition, we improved the embeddability of 360 VR experiences and fixed many bugs. Read more on <a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/arcgis-cityengine-blog\/360-vr-february-2024-update-preliminary-apple\/ba-p\/1405585\">Esri Communities<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n","image_reference":false,"layout":"standard","image_reference_figure":"","snippet":"","spotlight_name":"","section_title":"","position":"Center","spotlight_image":false},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Virtual Reality (VR) offers unprecedented possibilities for reviewing, analyzing, and comparing projects in planning, AEC (Architecture, Engineering &amp; Construction) and GIS.<\/p>\n<p>In the past, the high cost of VR devices and rendering hardware, and the non-trivial setup and usage of VR equipment has kept wide-spread adoption of VR at moderate levels.<\/p>\n<p>Current low-cost devices such as the Oculus Quest lift these limitations: the devices run stand-alone and are ergonomically easy to use.\u00a0Applications can be deployed using web technology, making them accessible to large groups of users.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>360 VR: an all-in-one solution for GIS professionals, planners and architects<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/360vr.arcgis.com\/\">360 VR<\/a> is Esri&#8217;s lightweight, all-in-one solution for creating and viewing 360-degree panoramic VR experiences. It allows GIS professionals, urban planners, and architects using Web Scenes or CityEngine to author VR experiences consisting of computer-generated panoramic images, multiple viewpoints, and &#8211; when using CityEngine &#8211; design scenarios.<\/p>\n<p>The experiences are shared to users on ArcGIS Online, and can be viewed in a web browser on XR devices, mobile devices and desktop computers.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"kaltura","video_id":"1_2q1kyyf2","time":false,"start":0,"stop":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Easily create 360 VR Experiences from Web Scenes<\/h1>\n<p>With the June 2022 release of ArcGIS Online, you can now create your 360 VR Experiences from Web Scenes with just a few clicks. A scene&#8217;s slides are converted into 360 VR viewpoints, and the panoramic imagery is rendered automatically. Other improvements include a fresh and lean UI look and numerous bug fixes.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about 360 VR Experience creation, please refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/latest\/help\/help-create-360vr.htm\">official documentation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1268182,"id":1268182,"title":"360_vr_mobile_pasadena","filename":"360_vr_mobile_pasadena.jpg","filesize":95501,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/360_vr_mobile_pasadena.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/city-engine\/3d-gis\/arcgis-360-vr\/360_vr_mobile_pasadena","alt":"","author":"8142","description":"","caption":"360 VR runs on all major VR headsets, on mobile devices, and on desktop platforms.","name":"360_vr_mobile_pasadena","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1239042,"date":"2021-06-21 17:33:12","modified":"2023-02-13 12:48:27","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1920,"height":1071,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/360_vr_mobile_pasadena-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/360_vr_mobile_pasadena.jpg","medium-width":464,"medium-height":259,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/360_vr_mobile_pasadena.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":428,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/360_vr_mobile_pasadena.jpg","large-width":1920,"large-height":1071,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/360_vr_mobile_pasadena-1536x857.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":857,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/360_vr_mobile_pasadena.jpg","2048x2048-width":1920,"2048x2048-height":1071,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/360_vr_mobile_pasadena-826x461.jpg","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":461,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/05\/360_vr_mobile_pasadena.jpg","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":1071}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Give it a whirl!<\/h1>\n<p>To try it out, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/360vr.arcgis.com\">https:\/\/360vr.arcgis.com<\/a>, where we provide featured experiences at top of the gallery: a detailed architectural project, a Pasadena redevelopment experience, the &#8220;interesting places&#8221; scene by Deane Kensok for 360 VR, and an experience showing different flooding scenarios for the city of Frankfurt.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"sidebar","content":"<h1>Need help?<\/h1>\n<p>The CityEngine documentation provides help with <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/latest\/help\/help-create-360vr.htm\">creating 360 VR Experiences from Web Scenes<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/latest\/help\/help-export-360vr.htm\">exporting 360 VR Experiences from CityEngine<\/a> \u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/doc.arcgis.com\/en\/cityengine\/latest\/help\/help-using-360-vr-app.htm\">how to use the 360 VR web application<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more or to ask questions, head over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/arcgis-cityengine\/ct-p\/arcgis-cityengine\">Esri Community&#8217;s CityEngine space<\/a>. 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