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There are some companies working on making alternatives to Googles Tour Creator. The process of creating a VR trip in Expeditions Pro is really comparable to that of Tour Creator. Explorations Pro supports the usage of zip files that are produced when you use Google Takeout to download your Tour Creator files. I d suggest doing that before Google shutters Tour Creator at the end of the month.

Expeditions Pro is still in beta but I got to try it out previously today. My preliminary impression of it is that it will be an exceptional replacement for Tour Creator when all of the peculiarities are worked out..
When I first signed into my beta Expeditions Pro account I was struck by the resemblance to Tour Creators interface. The process of developing a VR trip in Expeditions Pro is extremely similar to that of Tour Creator. You just choose a cover image, title your tour, then start to add scenes. Adding scenes is just like including slides to a slideshow except that instead of including standard images you publish 180 or 360 degree breathtaking images..
Explorations Pro supports using zip files that are created when you utilize Google Takeout to download your Tour Creator files. In fact, I d suggest doing that before Google shutters Tour Creator at the end of the month. (Heres a video about how to utilize Google Takeout)..
Applications for Education.
When Expeditions Pro leaves beta and appears to the public, I believe that it will be a fantastic alternative to Googles Tour Creator. Trainees will be able to use it to produce their virtual reality tours about regional history, about books, about location, about geology, and many other interesting topics.

Sadly, at the end of June Google is closing the doors on
Tour Creator. Since it is one of my favorite creation tools, Im bummed about it. Fortunately, there are some business working on making alternatives to Googles Tour Creator. One of those companies is
Explorations Pro..

Im hoping that Expeditions Pro is available to the public in time for the next school year since Im delighted to see what trainees and teachers will make with it.