Make a Virtual Reality Scene with SceneVR

Knight Lab has long been a go-to source for great, open-source DH/Digital Storytelling tools. I (somewhat) recently wrote about their new tool, Storyline JS, for telling stories with data. Now they have released another storytelling tool, SceneVR, for telling stories in VR.

From the site:

SceneVR is an engaging way to tell stories from an entirely new perspective. It turns your collection of panoramic and VR-ready photos into a series of navigable scenes, allowing you to create unique 360° narratives. A simple-to-use editor allows you to order your photos, add descriptions and add text. Your stories can then easily be embedded and viewed anywhere using simple and intuitive controls. Best of all, because SceneVR runs entirely in your browser, your stories can be viewed on desktop, mobile devices and even the most popular VR devices without the need for any extra apps or plugins.

Much like their popular tool, TimelineJS, this app allows you to use a Google Spreadsheet to format your data, and then feed it into their tool. The panoramic photos need to be hosted on Flickr, but other than that, this is an easy-to-use tool for creating interactive VR presentations, without the expensive equipment.

Do you see using this tool in your research or teaching?

[Photo by Christopher Burns on Unsplash]