Education sector | virtual tour case study
Surfers Against Sewage Digital Ocean School
In this project led by Earth Minutes, we focused on assisting with software and design to create a digital version of the Surfers Against Sewage’s ocean school program for those unable to attend in person. The focus of the program is to educate young people on marine conservation. The goal was to extend the reach of the program and inspire more people to get involved.
The numbers that make us proud
The tour has over 6,000 users, which makes a huge impact on helping protect the environment
The tour has had over 27,350 scene views since it's launch last year
Users are spending an average of 5 and a half minutes exploring the tour and learning key facts
The Brief
The clients wanted a quick and immersive way to digitally showcase the ocean school program, which includes underwater scenes. To accomplish this, we used various features to make the virtual tour more exciting, including 360 videos, fact and did-you-know hotspots, questionnaire forms, and talking heads.
What we achieved
In addition to our standard features and processes we worked with Earth Minutes and Surfers Against Sewage to implement a range of bespoke components that makes this virtual tour stand out in true form.
Interactive & Educational
A dynamic, educational showcase that brings marine conservation to life through interactive 360° underwater scenes and engaging storytelling.
Youth-Focused
Fun, youth-focused design, with features like fact hotspots, quizzes, and “Did You Know?” pop-ups that encourage active learning.
Adaptable Information
Scalable platform architecture, allowing the client to easily add new scenes, lessons, and media as the program grows.
Accessibility Widget
Seamless accessibility integration, including a widget for all users to adjust content for their individual needs.
Varied Multimedia
High-impact multimedia, featuring multiple videos, talking heads, and enhanced panoramas optimised for sharing across platforms.
Proven Value
Proven educational value, now used in classrooms to let students experience the ocean virtually, inspiring the next generation of environmental stewards.
The Virtual Tour Experts were incredible to work with and they went above and beyond to help take our project to the next level. With innovative and leading technical expertise, we couldn't recommend them enough!
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Unique benefits that are perfect
for educational-focused virtual tours
- Built for scalability as the client can easily add new scenes as needed
- Fun and exciting features aimed at younger users, including interactive 360° videos
- Fact and did-you-know hotspots that create an interactive feel
- Questionnaire forms allowing users to test their knowledge
- Quick links allowing users to easily find more information or support the cause
- Enhanced panoramas to showcase the best conditions
- Links to download related apps
- Branding to match the client and user intent
- Accessibility widget to make the tour accessible to all users
- Multiple videos that snippets can be extracted from and used on other platforms
The results of this tour have been incredibly rewarding as the goal was achieved to bring the ocean to the classroom. Schools have been using the tour with the students. This has enabled those who can’t physically go to the coast to be able to experience the ocean and the need to protect it.
The digital product has excited people about the project and educated a large number of students and future
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Surfers Against Sewage Virtual Tour | The Virtual Tour Experts