Sutro VR Tour Project Proposal

Click the image above to view the proposed VR plan of work.

The single-node aerial 360° panorama above is intended to provide a visual dimension to the proposed plan of work. While fully functional on a smartphone, the detailed image is best explored on a desktop or laptop computer. The information regarding the plan of work is also presented in the text below.

Proposed Sutro VR Tour

1. Sutro Tunnel: Seven VR Nodes
B. Inside the Candle House.
C. Inside the mouth of the tunnel.
D. Midway through the tunnel.
E. End of the currently accessible tunnel.
F. Beyond accessible tunnel area (drone access only).
G. Theodolite base and posts up on the hill.

2. Ore Cars: Two VR Nodes.
A. In front of row of ore cars.
B. Detailed look at an “electric mule.”

3. Blacksmith Shop (Museum): Three VR Nodes
A. Low-level aerial exterior.
B. Ground-level interior #1.
C. Ground-level interior #2.

4. Sutro Mansion (site): Three VR Nodes
A. Mid-altitude view of site of Sutro Mansion.
B. Ground-level view inside the building’s foundation.
C. Ground-level view with archival image of the mansion composited in.

5. Outflow Pond: Two VR Nodes
A. Mid-altitude view of pond.
B. Close-up view of outlet pipe, with video.

6. Mule Barn: Two VR Nodes
A. Low level aerial view of exterior.
B. Interior view.

7. Town of Sutro (site): One VR Node
A. High aerial view, with plan of proposed town overlaid.

8. Sutro Mill (site) Two VR Nodes
A. Mid-altitude view of mill site.
B. Mid-altitude view of mill site with archival photo of mill composited in.

9. Items salvaged from mill. One VR Node
A. Low-level aerial view of items, with IDs.

10. Chicken Coop (or Doctor’s Office): Two VR Nodes
A. Low-level aerial of building.
B. Interior of building.

11. Carriage House: Two VR Nodes
A. Mid-level aerial view of building’s exterior.
B. Interior view.

12. Tunnel Excavation Spoils: Two VR Nodes
A. Mid-level aerial view of spoils.
B. Ground-level view of spoils.

13. Carpentry Shop: Two VR Nodes
A. Low level aerial view of exterior.
B. Interior view.

14. Caretaker’s House. One VR Node
A. Low-level aerial view of exterior.

15. Warehouse (Tavern): Four VR Nodes
A. Mid-level aerial of building exterior.
B. Interior position #1.
C. Interior position #2.
D. Interior position #3, CU of brands on floor.

16. Ice Storage Cave; One VR Node
A. Aerial view just in front of the cave.

17. Beyond Sutro: Four VR Nodes
A. Aerial view of a ventilation shaft, likely Shaft #3, with its extant building foundations (archival image pop-up).
B. Ground-level view of the building foundation.
C. High-altitude view over Virginia City.
D. Aerial view of site of the Savage Mine on north D Street in Virginia City.

Total VR nodes in this draft: 41

Many of the VR nodes would feature pop-ups of archival photographs where available.

Note: this page presents the proposed plan for the virtual-reality tour. Other elements in the bid document will include:
• Archival research to locate additional media assets.
• Stand-alone VR nodes to create the AR experience to be delivered by on-site signage QR codes.
• Website design and coding.
• Transferal of website to the Friends of Sutro Tunnel domain.
• VR tour version optimized for mobile delivery.
• Spanish-language version of VR tour.
• Cross-platform compatibility assurance.
• VR tour maintenance and bug fixes; requested tour additions and modifications.