360° Scenes: Create Links Between Scenes

Introduction

The power of a 360° experience lies in its ability to create interactive journeys. By linking your scenes together, you allow your visitors to navigate freely through your virtual environment, just like during a real visit.

This feature is essential for creating virtual tours,immersive training experiences, or engaging cultural experiences.

How scene-to-scene navigation works

Within your stories, you can move from one scene to another by adding a simple navigation button (hotspot). This button, placed at a strategic location in your scene, allows the visitor to "move" to another scene.

For example, in an apartment tour, you can place a hotspot in front of a door to let the visitor access the next room.

Video tutorial

Watch this quick tutorial to learn how to create links between your scenes:

Steps to create a link

1. Open your story in the easystory360 editor
2. Select the source scene (the one where you want to add the link)
3. Click on "Add a hotspot"
4. Choose the "Navigation" type
5. Position the hotspot at the desired location in the scene
6. Select the destination scene from the list
7. Configure the initial viewing angle of the target scene (optional)
8. Save your changes

Customizing hotspot appearance

You can customize the look of your navigation buttons:

• Icon: choose from predefined icons (arrow, door, stairs...)
• Color: match the color to your brand guidelines
• Size: adjust the size for the desired visibility
• Animation: enable an animation to draw attention
• Tooltip: add text that appears on hover

Best practices

• Logical placement: place hotspots where users would naturally expect to be able to move (in front of doors, along hallways...)
• Visual consistency: use the same hotspot style throughout your story for a seamless experience
• Starting angle: configure the initial viewing angle of the destination scene to naturally orient the visitor
• Bidirectional links: remember to add a return link to allow navigation in both directions

Use cases

Going further

Now that you know how to create links between scenes, discover how to:

• Create your first story and scene
• Publish and share your story
• Add informational hotspots (text, image, video)