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Google 3D Viewer

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September 23, 2018 By Bob Henderson Leave a Comment

How to view Google VR:

The 3D virtual reality experience has never been easier – or cheaper. Download the free Street View app, and order the Cardboard Viewer for only $15. Viewing (and creating) 3D Panoramic spheres is easy with the app. The imagery can also can be viewed on Google Maps, and even embedded on a web page or post.

To launch a virtual tour on a website in four steps:

Step #1: go to https://google.com/maps

Step #2: navigate to an address of a known tour

Step #3: turn on Google Street View

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Step #4: click on a blue bubble

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In the tour, click on the white chevron arrows to navigate the tour site.

NOTE: sometimes photospheres are not connected to others.

To launch a Google Virtual Tour in 3D on the Cardboard Viewer:app

  1. Order Google Cardboard or order custom printed replicas for as low as $1.64 each here.
  2. Download Street View to your smartphone from your app source
  3. Launch Street View from your phone
  4. Navigate to the to the desired geographic location on your phone
  5. Tap the center (viewer) icon on the upper right corner of your screen
  6. Load the phone into Cardboard Viewer (WARNING: DO NOT USE IF YOU HAVE A HISTORY OF EPILEPSY)
  7. Within the tour, click on the top right of the Cardboard viewer to advance from one tour point to the other. NOTE: sometimes tours points are not connected to each other.

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Download the instructions PDF  here: Google 3D Viewer

DIY: 3D panorama virtual tour made with an iPhone – click here

Contact me for more information.

Bob Henderson – a Certified & Trusted Google Photographer

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Filed Under: 360º photography, Google, Technology, Virtual Tours Tagged With: 360, 3d, cardboard, iphone

About Bob Henderson

Creative developer including: full service virtual tours, 360º and 3D imagery. A Certified Trusted Google Photographer. FAA certified Part 107 SUAS (drone) video and photography pilot. Former Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Leadership Council. Former Belmont University Alumni Board of Directors. Former Metro Historical Commision member. U.S. Naval Aviator and Tennessee Air National Guard. Connect with me on LinkedIn | Facebook

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