"We've loved working with Campus360, giving our prospective students this incredibly new experience - providing a taste of what campus is like with an interactive VR tour." - Amanda Chiarot, Binghamton University
In the competitive landscape of higher education, Binghamton University, Appalachian State, and the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University are at the forefront of embracing innovative solutions to showcase their campuses. Campus360 has been their choice for transforming traditional virtual tour experiences into immersive, custom, and engaging journeys that highlight each school’s unique character and vibrancy.
Enhancing Virtual Tours the Campus360 Way
Before partnering with Campus360, each institution faced challenges in digitally showcasing their campuses effectively. They sought a custom solution that would not only highlight their unique campus features but also integrate seamlessly with various navigation, CRM, and hosting tools. Campus360 provides an engaging online experience as real and vibrant as an in-person visit, effectively bridging distances and bringing campus spirit to life.
A Collaborative and Innovative Approach to Campus Tours
Campus360's strategy involves working closely with every university to capture the essence of their campus through customized 360-degree filming, informative pop-up stories, and guided pathways, ensuring an informative, immersive virtual experience. Tours are tailored to each university's identity, with continuous updates and enhancements to visuals and content to keep tours current and reflective of new developments.
Here at Campus360, we like to keep it simple. So, let’s break things down with five key features:
- Five Free Photos: AS part of our commitment to accessibility, Campus360 offers schools the ability to upload five photos of their campus to our platform completely free. That’s right, five photos for free. Showcase your campus highlights without dipping into your budget—a perfect snapshot opportunity to captivate future students!
- Enhanced with Slideshows: Slideshows are curated pathways of story content, including photos, videos, text, and audio narration, usually themed around a particular area of student interest. Highlighting campus features through slideshows allows schools to showcase their facilities, events, and student life dynamically to specific, targeted interest groups.
- AI Integration: Imagine a virtual tour guided by a personalized school representative that is accessible 24/7. A self-guided AI tour representative, trained on campus building information, can answer visitors' questions in real-time, making your tour even more informative and alleviating the constant flood of emails with simple answers.
- Affordable High-Tech Solutions: Advancements in camera technology make it feasible and cost-effective for schools to refilm their campuses in higher resolution, offering a crisper and more engaging virtual tour experience.
- VR App Accessibility: Campus360 is excited to announce our very own virtual reality application, accessible on Meta Quest devices, offering a deeper level of immersion into your campus tours. To download the Campus360 VR app, search for us on the official Meta Quest Store. In the meantime, check out the trailer for the VR application below!
Technical Support and Integration
Campus360 provides comprehensive backend support, including CRM and iFrame integration, alongside detailed analytics. This seamless experience for users and administrators is bolstered by insightful analytics and reporting, enabling data-driven improvements to the virtual tour experience.
Impact on Enrollment and Engagement
The effectiveness of Campus360's virtual tours is evident in the enrollment increases experienced by Binghamton University and Appalachian State, with impressive boosts of 8.17% and 10.14%, respectively. These figures underscore the critical role that compelling virtual tours play in attracting new students, many of whom now see virtual tours not as an exciting feature but as an absolute necessity.
The Future of Virtual Campus Tours
As Binghamton University, Appalachian State, and Tulane University continue to innovate with Campus360, the potential for enhancements- including AI-driven interactions, expanded language options, and advanced AR features- promises to keep their virtual tours at the forefront of digital engagement.
Campus360: At the Forefront of Virtual Tour Technology
CampusXR and Campus360 are dedicated to providing cutting-edge AR and VR experiences, fully customized to meet the unique needs of universities. As the leading VR company for higher education and the sole provider of AR services, Campus360 is uniquely positioned to help universities navigate the intersection of XR technology, educational multimedia, and recruitment marketing.
Discover how Campus360 can transform your recruitment strategy and make your campus come alive at Campus360.org.