Thursday, April 10, 2008

360 degree tours of Singapore

Stroll through the Sungei Buloh nature reserve and zoom in for a closer look at the flora and fauna. Or, take a walk down Esplanade Bridge to see Singapore's icon, theMerlion - without stepping out of the house?

With the emergence of Virtual Reality (VR) technology, what was once used only to show properties online to potential buyers is now being used to display popular local watering holes and tourist attractions.

Mr Aram Pan has created Singapore's first VR website - www.singaporevr.com - that is dedicated to exploring quirky nooks and corners of the island. He hopes that this "mini encyclopedia" will give tourists and Singaporeans alike "a holistic view of Singapore".

VR is a technology which allows users to interact with a computer-simulated environment. Through word-of-mouth, his website has already garnered over 1,270 eyeballs since its launch seven weeks ago.

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