Visit the world without leaving your computer! Tour an historic theater! All this and more is possible with ESIE- Empire State Immersive Experiences: a platform for hosting 360º images and panorama tours built on the open source repository software Archipelago.
To assist our members in creating these immersive experiences, WNYLRC has assembled a recommended equipment list available HERE covering cameras, audio microphones, and tripods/stands for preparing, staging and uploading images. Members uploading content agree to the Creative Commons 4.0 International Attribution (CC:BY 4.0) license for all content in the system.
Students and researchers benefit from engaging with immersive virtual environments. These virtual environments can already be found in many places, but they are scattered, disorganized and in many cases difficult to use due to licensing. ESIE eliminates those challenges and allows educators and researchers to use 360-degree camera recording kits to share unique experiences and environments from their local areas and upload them into ESIE where layers of information can be added to enhance the experience.
ESIE can be used as a virtual reality teaching tool focused on locations, landmarks and objects in New York State and beyond. These images in turn are shared throughout the rest of New York State for other educators and researchers to use and develop custom applications.
