Paintings In Museums And Galleries

Great paintings are best seen up close in museums and galleries. The next best way to see them is with a VR headset in VR mode. We've gathered some of our finest panoramas featuring fine paintings in museums and galleries around the world for your viewing enjoyment. Take a good long look, even if you don't have  VR … Continue reading Paintings In Museums And Galleries

Deserted Ghost Towns Set

Is there an eerier feeling than finding oneself alone amongst the abandoned ruins of what was once a flourishing human settlement? Some of our braver creators have ventured into a number of the saddest and most desolate towns one can imagine and we are sharing their experiences with you. Take a good long look at … Continue reading Deserted Ghost Towns Set

VOTE FOR THE 360CITIES 360º VIDEO OF 2017

These stunning 360° videos have been carefully selected from the top videos published during 2017.  We are asking you to rank each 360º video on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). We will be awarding CASH PRIZES to three winners as follows:  - 1st Place: $360   - 2nd Place: $180 - 3rd Place: $90 … Continue reading VOTE FOR THE 360CITIES 360º VIDEO OF 2017

Panorama Of The Year…and the winners are…

We'd like to thank all of you who have participate in The Panorama Of The Year contest. Based on the results, it appears that 360Cities fans and contributors love night scenes of landscapes where a marvelous sky can be admired. And we agree, we love those kinds of scenes too!   And the winners are: … Continue reading Panorama Of The Year…and the winners are…

VOTE FOR THE 360CITIES PANORAMA OF 2017

These stunning 360° panoramas have been carefully selected from the top monthly Editors’ Picks during 2017. We are asking you to rank each panorama on a scale from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). We will be awarding CASH PRIZES to three winners as follows:  - 1st Place: $360   - 2nd Place: $180 - 3rd Place: … Continue reading VOTE FOR THE 360CITIES PANORAMA OF 2017

Happy 5th Anniversary, Curiosity

Since August 5th, 2012, the Curiosity Rover has been roving the Red Planet, capturing many photos that 360Cities contributor Andrew Bodrov has used to create a series of fully-immersive 360º images. Let’s follow Curiosity’s travels on the surface of Mars since it went into action: NASA’s MSL Curiosity mission Source Images: NASA/JPL-CaltechWith its rover named … Continue reading Happy 5th Anniversary, Curiosity

A Stereoscopic Evangelist: An Interview With Thomas K Sharpless

Thomas K Sharpless is well known in the panoramic world as one of the true pioneers of panoramic and VR photography. Thomas has an extensive background in computer programming and he has contributed  a number of techniques and ideas to the panoramic photography community, most notably the “Panini” projection. Thomas has been a stereoscopic panoramas … Continue reading A Stereoscopic Evangelist: An Interview With Thomas K Sharpless

55th anniversary of the Launch of the First Human into Orbit

On April 12, 1961, at 09:07 Moscow time, a rocket with the Vostok spacecraft-satellite flown by pilot-cosmonaut Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin was launched from the Cosmodrome near the Baikonur station.   The Vostok 1 spacecraft-satellite descent vehicle has been kept in the Museum hall of NPO Energia ever since, which is named after Academician S.P. Korolev. … Continue reading 55th anniversary of the Launch of the First Human into Orbit