Virtual reality technology and the Internet enable economic developers and prospective clients to do just that. The viewer has complete control of the tour, meaning he or she can visit as much or as little of the place as desired and can zoom in on details.
Developers can market a speculative building, creating a virtual site and building tour.
Chambers of commerce and tourism boards can use interactive panoramas to highlight a community's special features. Companies seeking new facility locations may take preliminary tours of communities and buildings, enabling them to narrow the number of locales suitable for actual visits. Posting these images to the Internet gives constituents and potential clients at home and abroad graphic access to information about your community. The QTVR plug-ins, available in PC and Macintosh formats, required to view interactive panoramas can be downloaded from this site via a link to Apple's website. Hilary Spann Hilary Spann is a student in Georgia Tech's City Planning graduate program.