IVRPA International Virtual Reality Professionals Association

Our previous webinar examined four leading Google Street View publishing and management platforms, comparing their features, costs, strengths, and ideal use cases.

This session looked at the final four (plus a GoThru demo) and goes beyond feature lists. You'll see live workflow demonstrations of how the same virtual tour is built and managed on each platform—from uploading panoramas to creating enhanced experiences that can generate additional revenue beyond what Google Street View alone can.

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Our previous webinar showed you how to market, shoot, and process Google Street View tours efficiently and profitably.

In this webinar, we compare 4 of the 8 leading GSV upload and management platforms. The remaining 4 are in our next webinar. Each takes a different approach to publishing, automation, and client features. You may already be using one—but is it the right one for your workflow and growth?

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Google Street View tours are the most common of all 360 virtual tours produced each year for businesses and tourism. There are over 30 million businesses in the United States alone, even more in Europe, and some 300 million worldwide. Only a fraction of them have Google tours. That’s a real opportunity for those prepared to go after it.

This webinar covers:
* What equipment to use
* How to market and sell Google tours
* How to shoot the tours
* Processing tour images efficiently
* Leveraging tours into larger projects
* Additional services to offer for even more profit

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Winner:  Experience of the Year (top honor) at the 6th Annual Poly Awards

BurnerSphere uses Gaussian Splats, VR Video, and Photogrammetry to virtually recreate the Burning Man experience.

BurnerSphere combines Gaussian Splats, VR video, and photogrammetry, all captured on-site to recreate Burning Man as a navigable immersive environment—offering a rare real-world case study in how these technologies can work together in production. Their use of Gaussian Splats is particularly instructive, showing how this emerging technology can be deployed outside controlled environments and integrated with more traditional capture techniques. Read More...

Featuring 3D Models, Gaussian Splats

Pano2VR is a leading virtual tour platform. Version 8 is leaving beta soon and will include many new features, including Gaussian Splats. This webinar is presented by Thomas Rauscher, the head gnome, himself.

There are many new features in Pano2VR 8, but the most exciting is support for 3D models & Gaussian Splats. Thomas showcases what it's like to work with both of them in Pano2VR, including how to use models for super-smooth transitions between panoramas.

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Unlocking New Markets in Dome-Based VR Experiences

Discover the immersive power of VR domes, half-domes (portals), panorama walls, and globes in this webinar designed for virtual reality professionals. Learn how these dynamic environments are transforming audience engagement and expanding creative possibilities. Hear directly from a leading dome manufacturer and two experienced creators who have developed captivating content for dome installations around the world.

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After introducing Gaussian Splatting in Part I, we now move into the hands-on process. This session will guide you through the complete workflow — from photographing a model or space correctly, to cleaning and reducing your data, and finally preparing splats for real-world XR use.

Whether you’re just getting started or are ready to take your splats beyond theory and into polished, optimized projects, this session is for you.

The webinar is led by Loren Ybarrondo,  a seasoned VR content producer who explores Gaussian splatting from a real-world commercial creative perspective. Read More...

3DVista is one of today’s leading platforms for creating interactive virtual tours and immersive media experiences. This webinar features three IVRPA board members, each presenting their projects and creative approaches using 3DVista. They demonstrate how this flexible platform can be utilized to create compelling, professional-quality virtual tours that engage audiences across various industries.

Even the chat was filled with interesting content: Webinar Chat

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Instead of our regular IVRPA webinar, we tried this lower-key Q&A session.

Topics covered included:

• Stereoscopic panorama processing


• HDR workflow


• 3D workflow, now that Photoshop has removed that capability


• Discussions on Gaussian Splat workflow

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Part I: Getting Started

Gaussian Splatting is transforming how we capture, render, and present immersive spaces.

Watch Part 1 of our two-part IVRPA webinar series focused on helping virtual tour professionals understand the fundamentals of this exciting new technology. In this session, we’ll cover essential concepts and walk through real examples to help you get started.

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Image processing and stitching workflow for the perfect spherical image

An efficient workflow moves images from your camera through various steps to produce problem-free spherical images. That has a significant impact on your productivity and, consequently, your profitability.

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During this webinar, three seasoned professionals share their workflow secrets, which have taken years to hone. Why three? Everyone has a different approach that works for them. You can pick and choose what works best for you, from automated efficiency to hand-crafted perfection. Read More...

Build smarter. Edit faster. Let creativity lead.

“Those who don’t embrace AI in their workflow will be left in the dust.” Don’t be one of them.

Discover how virtual tours of the future are being built—not just with software, but through conversation, creativity, and AI-assisted workflows.

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In this webinar, IVRPA’s Loren Ybarrondo shares how he uses AI in his workflows from basic branding and style choices to building complex virtual tour components. Read More...

The One Ocean Hub VR Video at Sea World - Abu Dhabi

This one kept the audience spellbound for nearly two hours. It is a prime example of what the IVRPA webinars are meant to be, content of great interest to VR/XR creatives that you won’t easily find elsewhere, or in this case… anywhere else.

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What does it take to produce over 100 minutes of 44K video for a screen that is 718’ in circumference by 50’ tall?  And oh by the way, you also have to design the camera systems for shooting this material, AND, you will be shooting most of it underwater, in our planet’s oceans. Read More...

Want to take your virtual tour creation to the next level?

Watch IVRPA’s exclusive webinar featuring live demos from the developer of Pano2VR and industry experts with krpano—two of the most powerful tools for building immersive virtual experiences.

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Have you considered a 360 life?

Over the past 25 years, Jeff Handley has been crafting his trade as a professional 360 photographer. During that tenure, he has discovered what works, what's fun, and what makes money. Now, in 2025, he is ready to share with the world and those who might be looking for a new opportunity, what Jeff calls his 360 Life.

During the webinar, Jeff shared his origin story, how he discovered this niche, what worked and what didn't, the cameras and software he uses, and his 3 strategies for attracting new business and closing the sale.

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Techniques and Insights from Yawanawa (Awavena), Yirrkala, and Navajo Projects

Presented by Greg Downing

How can VR enable Indigenous communities to tell their own stories, blending cultural narratives with cutting-edge technology? This presentation covers both creative and technical aspects, using examples from Awavena, the Yirrkala community in Northern Australia, and a Navajo collaboration.

Topics include the significance of place, contrasting approaches to capturing built versus living heritage, and the integration of dreams into storytelling. Technical insights will highlight laser scanning, 360-degree filming, and photogrammetry as powerful tools for preserving and sharing indigenous experiences through immersive media. Read More...

Learn how to effectively analyze and optimize your website after launch. Whether offering augmented, virtual, or mixed reality experiences, understanding your website’s performance is critical to success.

In this session, we’ll cover essential tools and strategies for testing and evaluating your site’s functionality, including:

Performance Testing: Tools such as Google PageSpeed Insights and GTmetrix.
Analytics: Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, etc.:

Heatmaps & Session Recordings: Use tools like Hotjar and Crazy Egg.

A/B Testing: Learn the benefits of running A/B tests with platforms like Google Optimize and Optimizely.

SEO & Organic Traffic: Discover how to improve your search engine ranking. Read More...

Discover how AI can empower you to:

Enhance Virtual Tours: Craft more immersive and engaging virtual tours with AI-powered object recognition.

Level Up VR Image Post-Processing: Go beyond traditional editing techniques! Explore AI-driven tools for noise reduction, sharpening, and object removal for equirectangular images.

Accelerate Development with AI-Generated Code: Learn how AI can convert text descriptions into formatted code), saving you valuable time and effort on coding repetitive UI elements.

Optimize UI/UX Design: Get AI-powered guidance on interface layout, color palettes, and design elements to create intuitive and engaging user experiences. Read More...

Join IVRPA for a behind-the-scenes look into the production of this remarkable VR video and learn how Uli and Joergen use VR for education. They will share how to plan wide-ranging projects like this, shooting it to get precisely the imagery needed, post-production, directing viewers' attention to important aspects of each 360° scene, and more.

In the last few years, Joergen and Uli had the privilege to bring stories of WWII veterans alive through immersive storytelling. This 360 documentary is their third collaboration with the World War II Foundation.

Check out Koncept VR for more information and to watch their documentary video. If at all possible, watch in a VR headset before the webinar. Read More...

This webinar is perfect for VR developers looking to showcase their work or Businesses offering VR experiences

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Building Your VR Showcase: Dive into two approaches for building your website:

Website Builders (Wix, WordPress, etc.): Explore the user-friendly options offered by website builders, perfect for beginners with no coding experience.

Coding with Frameworks (Bootstrap, Vue.js, Angular, React, etc.): Gain insights into building a website from scratch using HTML, CSS, and popular frameworks. This approach offers greater flexibility but requires some coding knowledge. Read More...

Warp VR has developed software to deliver immersive training on VR headsets. They have developed tools to help you plan and script VR training sessions. You can use these with your clients, including in-house, to deliver effective immersive training. Guido Helmerhorst, CGO of Warp VR, will be our webinar presenter. To see examples of VR training in a web browser go to: https://www.warpvr.com/demos

For instruction on how to run the VR training on a headset go here: https://help.warpvr.com/warp-vr-app/d...

To play it in a headset go to https://bit.ly/playwarp. You will need to download the appropriate app for your headset, register to get a 6-digit code to use in the app, and run the training scenario.
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Photographic digital twins present a rapidly expanding market, finding applications in fields such as construction, design, archaeology, architecture, urban planning, and manufacturing. Boeing is a leader in this technology space. Join us, as Jeremiah Scott, Technical Fellow at Boeing, shares the application of and use cases for spherical imaging in this domain.

This presentation will share some of the processes supported, along with the equipment used, and the capabilities of their internally developed application. APEX solutions, acting like a "Google Street View" for Boeing products, have proven their prowess in facilitating effective visual communication of information. Read More...

Learn effective storytelling in VR videos and how to monetize them with a true master of the medium, Emmy Award-nominated Al Caudullo, a master of VR Video. He has worked worldwide with a list of major clients and awards a mile long. And he will be sharing his wealth of secrets and revelations with us.

BONUS: DeoVR's Katya Bart will show us how to make money with VR Video using a Premium Channel on DeoVR.

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We survey “state of the art” applications of Virtual & eXtended Reality (VR/XR) in education, medicine, safety, engineering, empathy and others. In this webinar, we'll explore real world case studies with measurable results in a variety of applications showing the effectiveness of VR/XR. The information provided in this webinar will back up your sales pitch with numbers and metrics from successful applications of VR/XR. Case studies covered will include:

training & education
real estate
tourism
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In this webinar, we'll teach you how to set up and use several Google products for virtual tours created by most major applications. We'll also show you how to use GA4 to generate valuable reports that can help you improve your virtual tours and marketing campaigns. Learn how to identify & measure:
* The most popular scenes in your virtual tour
* Visitor navigation patterns
* Areas of your virtual tour that need improvement
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Our presenters, Dragan Babić (creative) and Uroš Ferlin (marketing) run a successful VR tour production company. Dragan has shot for more than 800 companies across 12 countries. He will share case studies and the steps for how they did it.

Whether you have been in the VR/XR business for decades or are just getting started, really successful, really struggling, or just aspiring you are bound to learn approaches and techniques in this webinar that will help you be more successful.
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Our second webinar gave you a sneak peak at the latest work on the Smithsonian Virtual Tours. In this one, you get to look under the hood to see the workflows, processing, and ‘secrets’ to building one of the largest, oldest, and most successful virtual tours to date. This webinar will be covering such topics as:

Advice on how to design, build, and maintain enterprise-level virtual tours.
Revealing custom workflows and practices developed during project.
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Avatars or video presenters add a human touch to virtual tours, making them more engaging and informative. Join us as we survey the current methods and best practices for adding more ‘life’ to your work. We will look at the following in this webinar:

Use of Video Hotspots
Green screens, resolution/color matching
Volumetric Video
Motion capture & 3D mp4
Metahumans as live VR content
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The IVRPA presents a sneak peek at the latest Smithsonian Virtual Tours with creator, Loren Ybarrondo.

This was conducted as an informal discussion on best practices for VR. Attendance is encouraged as your feedback will help shape the upcoming IVRPA Webinar Series to best meet member interests. Read More...

Join IVRPA for a look at what it takes to produce one of the most comprehensive virtual tours on the internet with its creator, Scott Highton. During Covid, there were many roundups of the best virtual tours or visits in media worldwide. Virtual Yosemite featured prominently in nearly all of them. If you haven’t seen it, take some time to explore Virtual Yosemite for yourself. This webinar will not be a simple showing of the tour. We are going behind the scenes to learn all its secrets. Read More...

A day of WebXR events including 6 speaker sessions and a visit to the IVRPA Virtual Campus in Frame VR.

Learn from these experts about the companies and WebXR products they are developing and how they are transforming the immersive web. Speakers also shared applications and collaboration across a broad range of devices that makes XR more convenient and widely available. Read More...

Join Mistika expert Adrián González Diaz and 360 video professionals Matthew Celia and Rachel Bracker as they walk you through an introductory workflow in Mistika VR, advanced post-production options with Mistika Boutique, and the latest features in both products.
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This webinar will teach how to get started on building custom virtual tours from scratch with KRPano. We'll take you through the process of how to install, how to create a tour with your images, and the process of testing and customizing the tour to suit your needs. Read More...

Learn how to prepare your 360 photo for photoshop, how to colour grade your photo, how to remove the tripod from the nadir of your 360 photo, and finally export your photo ready for social media. I will also show you how to make a timelapse video using Lightroom and Premiere Pro. Read More...

Learn the the tools, software and techniques used to take the photographs and post process them and the steps necessary to make the best use of the hardware you already have. Read More...

PTGui nos permite pegar docenas de fotos automáticamente. El tiempo de costura de fotografías 360 se reduce drásticamente si pones a trabajar a tu computadora. ¿Cómo lograr fotos perfectas, sin errores de costura, pegadas automáticamente? En este webinar aprende los trucos de la toma y el postproceso de grandes lotes de imágenes, para recorridos virtuales de un gran número de escenas. Read More...

The aim of this webinar is to present a dual-camera 360º stereo stitching method that uses a small number of pairs (6 to 12 pairs). Shooting stereo panoramas with fewer pairs can very much resemble the capturing pattern of traditional monoscopic 360º photos, and therefore opens the door to capturing stereo 360º photography in many more situations. Read More...

Join Juan Camilo Infante and the IVRPA for a learning session on how to build an app for your 360 photos using Unity. This is the second part and will carry on from there. Read More...

Join Juan Camilo Infante and the IVRPA for a learning session on how to build an app for your 360 photos using Unity. Read More...