DSPCA Portal

Take a Virtual Tour of the DSPCA’s campus in Dublin using Augmented Reality

If you can't visit the DSPCA in person, enjoy this Virtual Tour of their campus in Rathfarnham, Dublin, Meet the many different types of animals protected within the shelter, as well as the staff who look after them; and then view their extraordinary facilities as they strive to improve the plight of animals throughout Ireland.

The DSPCA, ‘Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals', is Ireland’s oldest and largest animal charity.

We re-home over 2,500 animals every year, but there’s so much more to tell - we’ve 500 volunteers and foster families to help all kinds of animals. Our Inspectors respond to thousands of calls annually, and our Education programmes reach 150,000 people. We also collaborate with UCD on Veterinary Training, while our Mobile Clinics assist those less fortunate.

This Virtual Tour is presented using AR Portals, an emerging technology that combines Augmented Reality, 360 Video and GPS location technologies.

When you open an AR Portal, simply pass your phone through the circle that appears on the device’s screen - your tour will then begin.

Once inside, walk around and rotate your phone to see the many facets of the important work undertaken by the DSPCA.

So enjoy this tour, or visit ‘www.dspca.ie’, and help end animal cruelty.

ABOUT AR PORTALS:

From Virtual Tours and Fashion Shows, to Education or scenes from a Theatrical Performance, AR Portals transport the user to themed digital experiences that can be seen and enjoyed within any location.

360 Video or Animated Digital Content can be specifically created, or adapted from existing 360 footage. Host Apps can then contain either individual or multiple Portals, with the featured 360 content being either embedded within the App, or hosted and fed from the Cloud (allowing for easy updating or copy rotation).

Other features include a potential GPS 'treasure hunt’ mechanic, allowing for both accurate remote locating of Portals by an Administrator, or direct User Placement, while Social Functionality can also be integrated, making the experience ‘share-able’ within multiple Media channels.

Finally, integrated ‘touch’ interactive functionality within the 360 environments allows a User to select and interact with specific items featured within the Portals, further enhancing / amplifying the immersive experience. The service can also link to interoperable databases for GDPR-compliant data-capture when required.