1. An Introduction to VRTY

  • What is VRTY?
  • The VRTY Project Process Overview
  • Some Basic Concepts

2. Navigating the VRTY Platform

  • Creating a VRTY Project
  • Stories
  • Understanding the Media Library
  • Uploading Your Media Assets
  • Creating a Folder in the Media Library
  • Moving Your Media Assets

3. Experiencing a VRTY Project

  • How to view a project in 360°/VR
  • VRTY CoLab Feature Allowing Group Viewing
  • Adjusting Your Eye Focus in VR Mode
  • Viewing in VR with a Headset
  • Viewing in 360° Gyroscopic Mode
  • Viewing in Browsers + Devices
  • Set Up VR Viewing Devices

4. Building a VRTY Project

  • How to Export Google Tour Creator Projects into VRTY
  • Creating or Updating a Project
  • Storyboarding and Creating Scenes
  • Understanding Interactive Markers
  • Enhancing Interactive Markers
  • Placing Markers
  • Editing Markers
  • Upload Images or Video into a Scene
  • Adding Audio into a Scene
  • Previewing Your Project Whilst Creating
  • Publishing and Sharing
  • Analysing Your Project Results
  • Set Starting Direction
  • Embed Videos into Content Marker
  • Media File Resolution and Optimal Sizes
  • IP usage rights and referencing

5. Creating Your Own Content

  • How to Film with a 360º Camera
  • Media File Resolution and Optimal Sizes

6. Helpful Tools

  • How to Export Google Tour Creator Projects into VRTY
  • Free Icons for Content Markers
  • GIF Making Software
  • Audio Recording & Editing Software
  • Image Compression Software
  • Media File Resolution and Optimal Sizes
  • 360º Camera App | Google Street View App
  • 360° Camera Guide
  • Video Compression Software | HandBrake

7. Guide for Account Administrators

  • Creating Student Accounts Using the Student Menu Option
  • Creating Student Accounts Using the Admin Menu Option
  • Creating Teacher Accounts
  • VRTY Account Privileges
  • Admin Account Starter Guide
  • Managing Teacher and Student Accounts
  • Manage Shared Library
  • VRTY Streamer Boxes (set up and management)
  • Different Types of VRTY User Accounts

8. Advanced Techniques

  • Enhancing Interactive Markers
  • Media File Resolution and Optimal Sizes

FAQs

  • How to monetise the site with donations?
  • The content published via the platform remains under the ownership of the user?
  • Can we limit or restrict visitors to being by invite or approval only?
  • Is it possible to export our finished or in-progress 360 degree content as equirectangular images with any GIFS or video/image frames or portals intact?
  • What happens if we exceed the bandwidth limits?
  • Bandwidth limits apply to content creation, or also to visitors in the environment?
  • What is the VRTY streamer box connection?
  • Can we choose our project’s unique URL?
  • What happens to the space as the plan expires, is it still accessible in some form?
  • What does it mean “opportunity to collaborate with museums“?
  • Does the VRTY environment support animation, and in what form, as Mozilla and Chrome will no longer support Flash in December 2020?
  • How to leave a project | CoLab
  • What do I do if I forget my VR project's password?
  • Are my published URL able to be searched on Google?
  • Can I make edits after I publish my VR project?
  • Which browser supports VRTY?
  • Report an issue of the VRTY platform
  • How to switch scenes in "Add Interactions"?
  • 360°/VR project length recommendation
  • Does any computer supports VRTY?
  • What are the recommended image resolutions?
  • What are the recommended video resolutions?
  • What is the individual file upload limit on the platform?
  • What are the supported media file types?
  • How many users can an organisation create?
  • How many projects can I make?
  • Where does all my project stored in?
  • Where do I sign up to VRTY?
  • I can't add teachers and students into groups
  • How do I move from one portal to another while viewing my VR project in VR mode?
  • Can we customise intro scene?
  • How to create a moving marker?