Education sector | virtual tour case study
Hartpury University
Hartpury College and Hartpury University virtual tour was created on a tight deadline, thus ensuring the University and College global reputation continues to shine further.
The numbers that make us proud
The tour has had 17,136 visitors which shows the extensive reach of the virtual tour across the globe
The tour has over 266,298 scene views, with views rising daily as more visitors experience the tour
Users that visit the virtual tour view an average of 10 scenes for just under 5 minutes
The Brief
Hartpury University partnered with The Virtual Tour Experts to deliver an immersive 360° virtual tour across their expansive 360-hectare campus, including specialist facilities for agriculture, equine, animal science and sport. The tour features high-quality panorama scenes, aerial views, informative hotspots and a full content-management system that allows staff to update content easily. Built to enhance global recruitment, accessibility and brand presence, the tour ensures prospective students and families can explore the campus from anywhere.
What we achieved
Amongst a standard features and processes we worked with Hartpury university to implement a range of bespoke components that makes this virtual tour stand out in true form.
World-Class 360º Images
Each scene on the tour portrays world-class high-quality 360º images that have been captured to show all the campus areas
Accessibility Widget
Our accessibility widget follows WCAG guidelines and creates a more accessible platform to allow users to interact with the tour in a way that suits them best
Easy Navigation
Through the menu, the interactive map, or navigational hotspots users can easily navigate through the tour to explore all public areas within the campus
Information-Rich Hotspots
The tour includes several informational hotspots, including video and imagery that educates users on the various spaces and features within the vault
Edit Anytime CMS
The ability to update text, tags, images, or links in seconds using a secure virtual tour editor, no developers needed
Brand-Matched Design
The tour is custom-built to mirror the tone, fonts, colours, and logo for an on-brand, polished experience
``Right from the proposal through to the delivery of the tour, Neil and his team provided great attention to detail. They were always responsive, quick to correct any issues and ultimately they delivered a great product which has been invaluable to us showing prospective students, parents, and commercial clients around campus when visiting in person is not possible.``
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Unique benefits that are perfect
for student-focused virtual tours
- a stunning visual showpiece of the University and College and its facilities.
- unique design in keeping with their strong branding.
- fast loading and responsive design to work across all main devices and browsers.
- content management system giving staff options to add information to scenes, create and edit hotspots and add introduction videos.
- increase their social appearance and engagement rate throughout their online presence.
- attracting current and future prospective students.
- the tour has been a huge hit with users spending an above-average time engaging and exploring.
- a start menu by sector allows students to take guided tours only showing scenes relevant to them.
- fast turnaround time. The project was completed from design to delivery in time within a tight deadline.
QUICK LINKS
Hartpury University Virtual Tour | The Virtual Tour Experts