
ERS Virtual Tour Experience
04 · Case Study
ERS Virtual Tour Experience
An immersive tour experience for respiratory congress — hotspot-led exploration with clear visitor pathways.
- Role
- Immersive experience lead
- Context
- ERS · Respiratory congress · Booth exploration
- Collaborators
- Clinical storytelling3D capture partnerBooth build
The Situation
Respiratory clinical stories are layered — devices, pathways, outcomes — but booth staff cannot clone themselves for every visitor. Posters flatten the narrative; long videos lose people mid-aisle.
Goal & Expectations
Offer immersive exploration that works without a facilitator at every step. Guide visitors through scenes and hotspots so depth is optional but always one tap away.
Challenges
The hard parts were rarely just creative. They were floor reality, feasibility and the people who had to run it live.
Self-serve on a busy floor
Many visitors wanted to “look around” for thirty seconds before committing. Entry, orientation, and exit had to be obvious without a greeter.
Clinical credibility
The tour had to feel serious for HCP audiences — not a gimmick — while still inviting for first-time booth visitors.
Measurement that matters
Stakeholders asked which scenes earned time, not just total foot traffic. Hotspot design needed to align with business questions.
Where I Came In
I came in to structure the tour narrative and hotspot taxonomy before capture wrapped. I worked with clinical leads to decide what belonged in-scene versus in a deeper layer visitors could open on intent.
Approach
Planned scene flow like a booth walk: welcome, context, proof points, and soft close. Prototyped navigation labels with non-specialists to catch confusion early.
What We Built
Visitors stepped into a 360 environment, moved at their own pace, and opened hotspots when a topic clicked. Teams could stand back or join to deepen conversation without re-explaining the whole story.
Other Teams Involved
Clinical content owners, immersive capture crew, and booth fabricator for screen placement and sightlines.
On the Floor
Tuned default view and idle loop with AV so the tour looked inviting from the aisle. Adjusted audio-off defaults for open hall acoustics.
End Result
ERS booth visitors explored respiratory stories spatially, with scene and hotspot engagement reported after the congress.
Final Thought
A virtual tour succeeds when it feels like permission to wander, not an assignment. I remember watching a visitor pause at one hotspot for two full minutes while the aisle rushed past — that depth is what booths rarely capture otherwise.
Capability notes
For teams who want the build detail: the experience drew on the tools and patterns below. The story above is what visitors and stakeholders felt on the floor.
- 3DVista
- 360° media
- Interactive hotspots
- Tour analytics
Client confidential — delivered for a brand presenting in this context. The client name is withheld under NDA.