Virtual Tour Interaktif 360 Derajat Menggunakan Teknik Image Stitching Sebagai Media Informasi Kampus STMIK Amik Riau

One of the strategies to increase the growth of the number of new students to enter Amik Riau STMIK is to conduct socialization activities by the promotion and admission of new students (PPMB). Promotional media used in the form of brochures, calendars, banners and billboards as well as carrying out socialization to schools. Digital promotion is also carried out by utilizing campus websites and social media such as Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and YouTube. This research provides promotional ideas with the use of Virtual Tour by utilizing 360 degree photography technology with image stitching techniques. The first step is to choose several locations that will be displayed on the Virtual Tour within the Amik Riau STMIK campus environment. Site selection by considering the information needs that are often needed by prospective students, such as the location of the registration room, academic room, classroom, lecture room, laboratory, hall and prayer room along with other facilities. Next, there will be a photo shoot at various campus locations that have been previously selected. Some photos that have been taken at each location are combined into a large field with stitching techniques. Then a narration in the form of text and audio is made for each location of the photo. The study was conducted through several steps ranging from Concept, Design, Material Collecting, Assembly, Testing to Distribution. From the results of this Virtual Tour test, prospective new students can find out campus information without coming to the STMIK Amik Riau campus.