Virtual Reality
Depending on your objective Implementing VR has various strategic solutions. We can help answer your questions, contact us for more info.
Winged Whale & Virtual Reality
Our Virtual Reality Services
- 360 Videos
- 3D Virtual Tours
- Lidar Technology
- Photogrammetry Technology
- Live Broadcast 360 Video
- VR “Avatar” Education Based Community Platforms like ‘Engage’.
We work with
- Travel & Tourism
- Learning & Development
- Municipalities & Economic Development
- Education Sector
- PR & Marketing Agencies
- Retailers
3 Main Trends in VR
- Training and Education
- Social Media (Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo)
- Tradeshows and Interactive Display Systems
From a marketing and sales standpoint; the technology will make you stand out and with that, higher engagement.
An educational Learning and Development approach will gage strong results amongst staff and team members that are representing your organization and products. Are you looking at 3D Virtual Tours? How about a ‘Live 360 Video Broadcast? Or better yet incorporating Lidar & Photogrammetry Technology? Click the button below to learn how VR can work for your business.
83%
of consumers who try VR claim, they’d tell their friends about the experience
Source: Touchstone Research Study
Give It a Try!
When you see the 360° icon (shown on video) – it indicates that the video is a 360 draggable video experience.
– After you press play you can – drag and move the video with your cursor to see and explore the scene in a 360° experience.
GIVE IT A TRY! 
Virtual Tours & VR Development
3D Virtual Tours are as dynamic as they come. Ever since the early VR adoption of Google Earth & Google Maps, 3D Virtual Tours & 360 Videos have made a mark in innovative technology. The Virtual Reality Cameras continued to redefine themselves such as Insta360 Pro, Matterport & Lidar Technology Rigs to name a few. Powerful photogrammetry images have become a new sensation and right up there ‘Live 360 Video Broadcasts’ to make a viewer feel like they were right up front and close to the concert or event. These experiences can be triggered by VR headsets and or portable devices.
- Provides an immersive and innovative environment
- Interactive 360 field of view allows for a different perspective each time
- Compatible with most social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo)
- Numerous applications in marketing and training modules
The VR space is changing by the day. That is why our team keeps up with current trends and technology. We are involved by participating in industry trade shows from all over the world and keep a pulse on the latest developments to further your business. We can help you plan and execute your VR campaign strategically.
What is the strategy of using 360 Videos?
Imagine having a storyboarded project with all of the elements of scripting, talent, music, etc, with the ability to see that area and all the surroundings. A VR 360 Video is incredibly engaging & with a background in film and television, Winged Whale Media can tie in both traditional and VR tech to tell fantastic stories. Depending on your strategy; VR 360 Videos can have a dynamic & stronger approach than traditional video.
Lidar Technology
According to the American Geoscience Institute, LiDAR uses a pulsed laser to calculate an object’s variable distances from the earth surface. These light pulses — put together with the information collected by the airborne system — generate accurate 3D information about the earth surface and the target object.
There are three primary components of a LiDAR instrument — the scanner, laser and GPS receiver. Other elements that play a vital role in the data collection and analysis are the photodetector and optics. Most government and private organizations use helicopters, drones and airplanes for acquiring LiDAR data.
LiDAR in Augmented Reality (AR)
Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that enables the user to view virtual content just like it would have existed in the real world. LiDAR enhances the clarity and final output of AR systems. A LiDAR scanner offers high-quality 3D mapping, which permits other AR systems to stack data on top of a high-resolution map. Using point cloud, LiDAR adds to the AR experience.
VR in Training & Education
Learning & Development
Virtual Reality has become an adopted strategy into corporations and organizations from around the world & has increased company efficiency by over 80%. This is because staff and crew are learning and development their skill sets in approaching customers, taking something apart, addressing specific issues, going through beginner training courses, etc. The ‘Personas’ will be able to have a much more effective experience with VR in comparison to traditional assets such as video, pamphlets & flyers. L&D departments have benefited in retail, tourism, industrial, municipal, etc.
- Reduce turnover costs
- Utilize, troubleshoot and adapt VR technology to best suit your business
- Provide an immersive and innovative experience to your clients
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Every asset we produce is a passionate desire to address why it’s being developed, how it will solve a problem and also have a strong ROI.
Growing your business with Virtual Reality
Virtual Reality is changing the game and is here to stay. With VR adoption nearly doubling year to year, it makes sense to get your brand ready for the growing VR landscape. According to an Industry Report, Virtual Reality will reach $62 Billion in sales by 2027. Leverage our experience. Let us help you build a solid VR strategy, so you can focus on what’s truly important: connecting with your audience.
Virtual Reality is a canvas for creating experiences that connect. People were born to explore, to travel, and to learn immersively by trying and doing. Emotional responses are hallmarks of the human condition. Through success and failure, we learn and adapt to situations. VR provides a safe and immersive way to explore the human condition and try new adventures without the fear of failure. It connects us with our human emotions the way that other platforms are not able to do.
Why Virtual Communications Platforms?
These platforms have taken the industry by storm. The trend started off with the gaming industry with platforms such as Fortnite, Roblox & Minecraft. In actuality, these platforms have hundreds of millions of active users who play and interact with one another. Because of this industry, more serious Virtual Communications Platforms such as AltSpace, RecRoom, Spatial, have come to light to educate, train and learn. Recently, Winged Whale Media partnered up with Immersive VR Education’s Engage Platform to offer an even more powerful option & solution to the education, training, marketing & consumer users. The platform is so robust that it takes away all ‘gaming’ & ‘cartoon’ effects that in the end allow more serious users to engage in it. The Engage platform allows opportunities for networking, tradeshows, educational seminars, training, and so much more.
Virtual Communications Made Real
ENGAGE IS AN ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM
Ideal for collaboration, education, simulated training and virtual events. ENGAGE is trusted by fortune 500 companies and used globally as an alternative to video-based communications.
More About Engage
REMOTE MEETINGS, CLASSES & EVENTS
Video-based communications are great for one-to-one or small group calls but if you need to collaborate in real-time with larger groups ENGAGE has you covered. Host up to 70 people in a live virtual setting or provide a large-scale event to millions using our “Recorded Projected Presence” system. The possibilities are endless!
THE ENGAGE EDITOR
Available to all Pro and Enterprise users the ENGAGE Editor tool gives you the ability to quickly create and develop immersive content with minimal technical knowledge. Creating content is as simple as clicking record using our spatial recording system and publishing your content later to team members or the general public.
CROSS PLATFORM SUPPORT
The ENGAGE platform supports both VR and non-VR devices with regular updates to our supported devices list. ENGAGE supports the vast majority of 6 DoF headsets including but not limited to: Oculus, Vive, Pico and Windows MR devices. ENGAGE also supports standard Windows 10 PC, phones and tablets running either Android or Apple iOS.
ENTERPRISE DEPLOYMENT
Our enterprise clients can deploy a solution to their employees via an ENGAGE branded experience and custom administration portal. ENGAGE offers customization options and the ability to upload private content to either ENGAGE servers or to your own custom hosting solution on request.
Here are some relevant numbers
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Attention rate of users who are immersed in VR vs. 20% whom use traditional digital solutions.
%
Of consumers say VR makes a brand seem “forward-thinking and modern.”
%
Of non-users reported having positive feelings after watching an informational VR video.
%
Of consumers say they’d be more likely to purchase from a brand that uses VR than one that doesn’t.
%
Of consumers agree they feel more engaged with a brand that sponsors a VR experience.
%
Of consumers say they are interested in VR for live events.
*Statistics were from a survey by GreenlightVR and Published in AdWeek
What we do
SOME VR Q&A
What is Virtual Reality?
“Virtual Reality is an artificial digital environment that completely replaces the real world. When you put on a VR headset, everything you see has been generated by a computer. However, the concept is becoming increasingly complex and nuanced as the boundaries between Virtual and Augmented Reality blur and the two modes merge at various points of the “immersive spectrum.” Some VR headsets such as the Oculus Quest now have external cameras that display a user’s real-world surroundings (to stop them from colliding with walls or furniture, for instance) and this “pass-through” functionality lets you combine physical and digital elements into blended environments sometimes referred to as “Mixed Reality.” For the purpose of providing a definition, however, we will refer to VR devices as those that primarily display artificial digital environments.”
How can MY company use VR to differentiate?
It’s important that in this day in age; an organization is seen as forward-thinking. But there are so many ways to differentiate. You get to stand out at tradeshows instead of handing of traditional print. How about bringing that print to life? Or how about training & education? While one retail chain trains with traditional L&D methods, a forward-thinking retail chain can produce greater results and efficiencies by introducing VR/AR into the training process. The retention rate is upwards of 80% in comparison to traditional digital assets which are around 20%. Therefore the results will be much higher.
What is a 360 Video?
Can Virtual Tours work with 360 Video Tours?
Absolutely. Different & dynamic ways to go about it in comparison to traditional VR Tours that have normally worked through a static interactive photo tour.
What is the difference between Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality?
Virtual Reality offers a fully immersive environment whereas Augmented Reality offers 3D Virtual objects being displayed in the real world.
How can I gage results/ROI on VR & AR?
Both platforms can offer various ways to gage results/ROI. If posting 360 videos on social media – for example, the number of views on the videos & it’s interactions will show results The analytics in AR technology is also quite robust as the data can be delivered to the marketing & sales department to further gage.
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