VIRTUAL SPACES
The spaces your community will never forget.
Give prospective families, current students and alumni a way to explore your institution from anywhere in the world. Virtual Spaces lets you build interactive virtual tours layered with archive content, student, staff and alumni voices, videos and history.
Capture
We come to you.
Schedule a visit and our team captures your chosen spaces in high-quality 3D. Any building or room that carries meaning for your community.
- ✦We visit and capture your spaces in 3D
- ✦Any building or room that matters to your community
- ✦Including spaces earmarked for renovation or sale
- ✦Fully managed, no technical requirements from your team
Layer
We layer in your content.
We pull directly from your SocialArchive collection and layer photographs, Spoken Stories, testimonials and archive links into the space where they belong.
- ✦Archive photographs placed in context
- ✦Spoken Stories and testimonials linked to specific locations
- ✦Custom content for different audiences
- ✦Historical context, captions and archive links
Share
Publish and share everywhere.
Your Virtual Space is published to your community portal and accessible to anyone you choose. Embed it, share it or use it at events.
- ✦Published to your community portal
- ✦Embed on your website or open day pages
- ✦Share with alumni, donors and prospective families
- ✦Role-based access for different audiences
We capture it. We build it. You share it.
HOW IT WORKS
Three reasons your institution needs a Virtual Space.
IN PRACTICE
ALUMNI
Let alumni walk back through the spaces they remember.
The dormitory where they lived. The chapel where they sang. The sports pavilion where they won their first match. Virtual Spaces gives alumni a way to reconnect with the places that shaped them, from anywhere in the world, layered with the voices and memories of the people who were there alongside them.
- ✦Reconnect alumni with the physical places of their past
- ✦Layer in personal memories and voices from their era using Spoken Stories
- ✦Drive engagement without requiring a physical visit
- ✦A powerful tool for alumni re-engagement campaigns
ADMISSIONS
Give prospective families a real feel for your institution.
Not every family can visit in person. Virtual Spaces gives prospective students and parents a genuine sense of what it feels like to be part of your community, layered with student and parent voices, before they ever set foot on campus.
- ✦Reach international and distance applicants who cannot visit
- ✦Layer in current student and parent testimonials
- ✦Tailor content specifically for prospective families
- ✦Embed directly into open day and admissions communications
PRESERVATION
Capture spaces before they change forever.
Buildings get renovated. Rooms are repurposed. Some spaces disappear altogether. Virtual Spaces lets you preserve a space exactly as it was, with all the memories and stories that belong to it, creating a permanent record that no physical change can erase.
- ✦Capture spaces ahead of renovation or redevelopment
- ✦Preserve buildings being sold or demolished
- ✦Create a permanent record for anniversary milestones
- ✦Layer in historical photographs to show how spaces have changed
WHY IT WORKS
Accessible from anywhere
Alumni in Australia, prospective families in Dubai, donors who have never visited. Virtual Spaces brings your institution to people wherever they are.
Layered with your archive
Unlike a standard tour, Virtual Spaces draws directly from your SocialArchive collection. Every photograph, story and document belongs exactly where it is placed.
Different content for different audiences
Show alumni stories from their era. Show prospective families current student voices. Role-based permissions mean every audience gets an experience built for them.
Embed anywhere
Embed on your website, share in email campaigns, include in open day packs or display at events. Your Virtual Space is ready to use wherever you need it.
Permanently preserved
Once captured, your Virtual Space is part of your archive forever. Spaces that no longer exist live on exactly as they were, for generations to come.
Fully managed for you
We handle the capture, the build and the setup. You choose the spaces and the content. No technical knowledge required from your team.
More than a tour. A digital space where memory, place and story meet.
Virtual Spaces brings together immersive 3D environments and the depth of your archive to create an experience no tour or photograph can replicate.
GET IN TOUCH
Ready to bring your spaces to life?
Whether you want to preserve a space ahead of renovation, engage alumni around the world or give prospective families an immersive open day experience, we would love to show you what Virtual Spaces can do for your institution.
- ✦No obligation demo, tailored to your institution
- ✦We handle the capture, build and setup
- ✦Speak to a team member who understands your sector
COMMON QUESTIONS
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about SocialArchive's Virtual Spaces.
