Frequently Asked Questions

Study360 is a browser-based builder for creating interactive lessons with 360° panoramas and optional video. You source media from the platform Map and assemble lessons in the Builder.

Educators and creators who want spatial, media-rich lessons that work on desktop, mobile, and compatible WebVR headsets.

No. Authoring and viewing run in modern browsers. (Authoring is desktop-class; mobile is for viewing.)

By Erasmus+ (Action KA220-SCH - Cooperation partnerships in school education, Call 2022, Round 1).

2022-1-BG01-KA220-SCH-000086480 - S.P.Q.R - Schools and People of Europe.

01/09/2022 - 31/08/2025

Coordinator: Interactive Bulgaria Foundation (Sofia, BG). Partners: Mos Maiorum Ulpiae Serdicae (BG), NGDEK “Konstantin Kiril Filosof” (BG), European School of Brussels IV (Laeken) (BE), Geza Frank (AT), Asociatia Culturala Tomis (RO), Familia Gladiatoria Egyesület (HU).

Planned iedu360.eu upgrades were not feasible due to technical limitations (modern WebVR, scalability, maintainability). A new architecture was required—hence Study360.

The Map is the media library (Global + Personal). The Builder is where you pick Map items and assemble the lesson with interactivity and navigation.

Upload on the Map under Personal. Use equirectangular 2:1 images (e.g., 4096x2048). Add tags to improve search.

Yes. Lessons that include Private images are viewable by everyone once published. Privacy affects who can reuse the standalone image, not who can see it inside a published lesson.

Yes. Authors can edit/delete their own panoramas, videos, and lessons. Administrators can remove any content if platform rules are breached.

Yes. Search by tags and filter by Global, Personal, or Combined.

In Edit Mode, choose Add Scene and select items from the Map. Scenes appear as thumbnails in the gallery/slider.

Yes. Use Lesson Edit (next to the Edit/Preview toggle). Removing a scene from a lesson does not delete it from the Map.

Yes. Most actions trigger background saves to protect your work.

An interactive point in a scene that can show a title, text, and an image or embedded content (e.g., YouTube, Sketchfab, or a webpage).

Double-click to add, drag to reposition. Edit text inline; paste a media URL to embed. You can duplicate infospots to speed up authoring.

YouTube videos, Sketchfab models, and general webpages (where embedding is allowed). Image URLs render as image cards.

Drag a scene thumbnail from the gallery and drop it onto the panorama to create a portal linking the two scenes. Use them for linear flows or branching paths.

Yes. Pan/tilt to the desired direction and set it as the scene's initial view (with optional orientation offsets).

Seen/unseen status updates as scenes are opened. Indicators appear in the gallery and, where applicable, on-screen.

Yes. Use authoring-time resets to test the experience from a clean state.

Anyone with access to the published link (subject to your platform-level visibility settings).

Yes. Viewing public content is open; creating or uploading requires registration and sign-in.

Authoring: desktop browsers. Viewing: desktop and mobile. WebVR supported on compatible setups.

Use 2:1 equirectangular images sized appropriately (e.g., 4096x2048). Keep video bitrates reasonable. Avoid too many heavy embeds in a single scene.

Edits save via background requests; production lessons persist in platform storage. Local testing keeps objects intact across scene switches.

Administrators moderate and can remove content (public or private) when policies are breached.