by Sandra Mexa | May 6, 2016 | Virtual Tours
This prestigious family sized home is located in the tranquil Northern Gold Coast suburb of Biggera Waters, just minutes from popular shopping complex Harbour Town, Harbourside Markets, and the idyllic Paradise Point Parklands and Marina. Mater Prize...
by Sandra Mexa | Apr 20, 2016 | Projects, News
Today we’re launching the beta of our Samsung GearVR app, Play VR. http://www.panedia.com/playvr It’s an app we’ve developed specifically for VR demos at shows and for clients, while it also has ‘advanced’ features for viewing our own content. (or yours) We’ve done over 1,000 VR demo’s and have been frustrated at the limitations of the Oculus 360video player, and how slow it is to access content via the Oculus store. (3-4 clicks before you get to the content.) Play VR has various modes you can set depending on requirements: 1. LOOP MODE: Swipe up and select LOOP MODE. Then select the video to loop. Now the same video will play endlessly, while the touchpad controls are disabled. Clients will no longer change video/pause or otherwise mess up the demo when putting on the GearVR. To restart the video any time, just click the ‘back’ button. 2. DEMO MODE: Like Loop mode, it disables controls, but only while the video is playing. When the video finishes the user can select another video. 3. ADVANCED MODE (Default): Here we’ve added amazing tools no one has ever conceived like… Fast Forward, Rewind. (All Patented of course wink emoticon) Swipe forward to Fast Forward, Swipe back to rewind. Swipe up to bring up a menu when playing a video. Access chapter points and view description, author etc. We’ve built this app specifically for our own needs as Professional VR producers, if you find it useful too, all the better. We don’t have the app on the Oculus Store yet, so we need to add your Phone ID to the Beta app in order...
by Sandra Mexa | Apr 14, 2016 | Virtual Tours
Imagine living the investor’s dream and owning 3 luxury beach apartments, each located in iconic Australian destinations. Iconic Bondi Beach views in a Sydney apartment, Vibrant St Kilda foreshore views in Melbourne and a stylish penthouse apartment in the picturesque Noosa river and ocean views. www.rslartunion.com.au...
by Sandra Mexa | Apr 11, 2016 | News
Two years after start using the Google Maps system for publishing VR content, we have reached 200 million views on our 360 degree panoramas. It is amazing to have reached this milestone, mainly because we jumped 100 million in a short 6 months time. More importantly, we are celebrating the joy and enthusiasm of having our high quality VR content available for people to experience a wide variety of places and virtually visit locations that most would not be able to do otherwise. At the same time, we count over 10 years of publishing our first panorama on the Panedia VR Production system and over 15 years of producing actual VR content. Right in the middle of the exciting ‘reaching the consumer market’ boom that VR is going through, we get ready for many more years of new projects, technology developments and hopefully, much more views on Google...
by Sandra Mexa | Apr 6, 2016 | Virtual Tours
A luxury beachside lifestyle awaits the winner of this magnificent home. Sunrises will never be the same as you wake to uninterrupted ocean views from your huge private balcony. Located just steps from one of Queensland’s most loved surf spots, Kirra Beach, this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, home will take your breath away from the moment you step through the front door. www.rslartunion.com.au...
by Sandra Mexa | Apr 5, 2016 | Virtual Tours
This was a project that we shoot last year. This is an amazing luxury mountain retreat stunningly situated on a mountaintop in Queensland’s Scenic Rim. Spicers Peak Lodge is as far from the pressure of everyday life as it’s possible to be. Let your cares melt away in our elegant suites and private lodges, enjoy an award-winning gourmet experience, unwind in Spa Anise or choose from a host of invigorating outdoor activities. Here, in Australia’s highest non-alpine lodge, relaxation and revitalisation come naturally. Spicers...
by Sandra Mexa | Mar 31, 2016 | 360 Video
Welcome aboard Royal Caribbean International’s Voyager of the Seas. Take the full tour of the ship with our Virtual Reality experience that we have produced with Cruiseabout. The short 360 video version here A nice headline on the technology and our work Cruiseabout...
by Sandra Mexa | Mar 21, 2016 | News
The Australian government has rose the emergency response level and warns that bleaching may be linked to climate change. Panedia has been working with XL Catlin Seaview Survey and University of Queensland in closely monitoring the global coral reefs and comparing VR images taken before and after the bleaching phenomenon. The differences are visible and our imagery shows up in this National Geographic article. National Geographic...
by Sandra Mexa | Mar 2, 2016 | 360 Video
One of the last projects we’ve been doing for Carnival. A lot hard work on it but also lots of fun to do. We will be shooting a few more ships soon. The short 360 video version here A nice headline on the technology and our work Cruiseabout...
by Sandra Mexa | Feb 25, 2016 | Panoramas
A few years ago while we were in the US we drove around the West country, through Nevada, Arizona and Utah regions. Amazing landscape all around. The area were this panorama was shot, just between Utah and Arizona is specially rich in natural beauty. Horseshoe Bend is right half way between Marble Canyon and Antelope Island, following Colorado river. In this particular spot the river ‘bends’ 180 degrees craving and shaping the landscape. This is normally a very popular location but on that day strong winds were blowing and, perhaps for that reason, no one was around. We had to walk about 30 minutes and it was certainly worthwhile. The weather was not perfect and not the best time of the day to shoot, but the view was astonishing. Up there we could understand the magnitude of that place and nature’s thin equilibrium. The strong winds quickly became a sand storm and although from the image you could not tell, it was increasingly difficult just to be there. We did the way back to the car with sand blowing at us and getting into everywhere. In the end it was definitely rewarding to be able to see Colorado river and US West territory from that perspective. Enjoy the interactive image >>...
by Sandra Mexa | Feb 15, 2016 | Virtual Tours
Tucked away in the beach-side haven of Noosa Heads, this dream luxury home and lifestyle package is part of Mater Prize Home lottery. Mater Prize Home
by Sandra Mexa | Feb 1, 2016 | Virtual Tours
Make the most of your huge rooftop al fresco entertaining area to enjoy spectacular views of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and city skyline. Just imagine watching Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve celebrations from your private deck. www.rslartunion.com.au...
by Sandra Mexa | Jan 19, 2016 | Panoramas
Rossio Square, in Lisbon, is one of Portugal most visited and popular squares. Since 13th century it became place where the population would gather, when the city grew and the need to stay inside defense walls decreased. From that time it was commonly used for public ceremonies, markets, or just as a congregation place. In 1755, after a strong earthquake and tsunami this place was destroyed along with most downtown. In the following years a large city reconstruction plan was carefully undertaken and the square was rebuilt in a more organized and linear shape, that was fairly kept until today. This magnificent square with its traditional Portuguese mosaic pavement, still keeps the same use from 700 years ago. It has been the place of executions, celebrations, revolts, promenade or tourism and even the Portuguese Revolution but, it is mainly as ‘Rossio’ word states, a public common ground for people to meet. Enjoy the interactive image >>...
by Sandra Mexa | Jan 4, 2016 | 360 Video
Last month our crew was in Sydney filming the Need for Speed Zen Garage car in 360° video. EA is launching the new Need for Speed game and with help of the community created a customized car. This immersive 360 degree video is part of their Official Launch Trailer Campaign. EA Games Australia & New Zealand...
by Sandra Mexa | Dec 7, 2015 | Projects
The US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is predicting another strong El Niño and has now announced the third global bleaching event. This a new phenomenon is caused by ocean warming – corals are unable to cope with today’s prolonged peaks in temperatures. They simply haven’t been able to adapt to the higher base temperatures of the ocean. Although reefs represent less than 0.1 percent of the world’s ocean floor, they help support approximately 25 percent of all marine species. Panedia has been partnering with XL Catlin Seaview Survey for several years producing a wide imagery of the oceans worldwide and is now able to compare before and after images on several locations. The change is quite impressive and frightening. wwww.globalcoralbleaching.org...
by Sandra Mexa | Nov 27, 2015 | Virtual Tours
Get the ultimate lifestyle with spectacular waterfront views in this amazing family home at Helensvale in the Gold Coast. Enjoy the al fresco area, complete with your own 12m sparkling pool, barbeque and 8m pontoon with deep water access. www.rslartunion.com.au...
by Sandra Mexa | Nov 18, 2015 | Virtual Tours
Enjoy three levels of breathtaking ocean views in this beautiful beachfront home perfectly located on the Gold Coast’s Palm Beach. Step onto the beach from your own backyard. www.rslartunion.com.au...
by Sandra Mexa | Oct 30, 2015 | 360 Video
The extended seven minute cut of a 360/Virtual Reality video we shot at our latest ENDOALPHA 3D Operating Room Masterpiece installation at St. Andrew’s Towowoomba (QLD). To experience in 360 please use: Desktop – Latest Chrome, Firefox, Opera or IE 11 browser. Mobile – Youtube App for Android or iOS. For the optimum experience, please view this video with a Virtual Reality head set. Panedia YouTube Channel...
by Sandra Mexa | Oct 24, 2015 | News
Interesting article in this artist’s blog where it suggests to use VR content has inspiration for painters. Several Panedia VR images are showed has example. ‘Now you don’t need to go on a plane to travel and see the world’ says the Spanish painter in her blog....
by Sandra Mexa | Oct 20, 2015 | Virtual Tours
The Bronte 28 is a contemporary design with dimensions tailored to suit the smaller building lot. The Bronte 28 is on display at Jordan Springs. www.clarendon.com.au...
