Embark on an unparalleled learning adventure with kids and animals as we present a Farm Safety Virtual Tour! Imagine an A-team of students, lively animals, and an award-worthy teacher at Urrbrae Agricultural High School. Think Digital seized the opportunity presented by Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia (PIEFA) to produce four farm safety training videos, all part of an immersive Farm Safety Virtual Tour designed to acquaint students with safety on Australian farms. Traditional safety videos can be a bit mundane, but armed with our expertise in Virtual Tours, we embraced the c ..read more

What can a Virtual Farm Tour do for you? How do departments such as the SA Government Department of Primary Industry and Regions show off their state-of-the-art best practice demonstration farms without the need for producers and investors to travel? How can farmers and producers experience the cutting edge technology available on these farms without the ability to physically set foot on the property? The answer can be found in the use of immersive technology. The right immersive experience would need to be robust enough to work on any device while also providing interactivity and strong user ..read more

Teaching kids where their food comes from is one of the key goals of our business, and when the opportunity to collaborate with George the Farmer to tell the story of chickpeas, we knew it was a match made in heaven! IMAGE: George the Farmer waves to Farmer Raymond as he empties his load of chickpeas into Farmer Bruce’s chaser bin. We met Farmer Bruce in the last paddock of chickpeas to be harvested for the whole season. Luckily, we managed to finish the harvest before the rain set in! With header driver Raymond, Bruce, George the Farmer, and his mates Simone and Ben, we set out to capture so ..read more

We have pulled out all stops to help the Australian Agricultural Centre deliver their STEMConnect 2020 event virtually this year. While putting a few videos up on the web and hosting a Zoom meeting would be the easy and obvious option, Jo Marshall from AAC was keen to use immersive technology to deliver a more engaging and exciting experience for the teachers and students. We’re proud to announce that AAC are the first clients to host an event using our collaborative virtual reality platform, where students and teachers can join as avatars and watch presentations together. For those schools un ..read more

Our new FarmVR app has just been released, and this update has some exciting new features to help you explore the immersive FarmVR experiences as well as share and manage your own 360° content. One exciting feature is that you can now contribute content, with the ability to upload 360° photos to share privately or with our FarmVR community. To access this function, you will need to sign up and log in to the app and access the upload function via your profile. You will also be able to use the app to synchronise other devices to enable group delivery of content – perfect for in the classroom or ..read more

Apple has been working on augmented reality technology for many years now, but recent news and leaks indicate that consumers could have a wearable Apple AR wearable device as soon as 2022.  Currently, there are other AR Wearables on the market, for example the Windows Hololens, MagicLeap and Realwear HMT-1. The possibilities that AR wearable technology offers to businesses, their customers and even educators are endless —and this isn’t just limited to agriculture —but to the wider community as well. We’re excited about how AR wearable will enhance our FarmAR App (iOS & Android), which ..read more

Elevate the event attractions at your next AgShow! Book FarmVR’s agricultural virtual reality event activation, powered by Think Digital. FarmVR activations combine innovative modern technologies with agricultural experiences to educate people about where their food comes from, and to inspire them to consider a career in agriculture. There is a real disconnect with people knowing where their food comes from. Tim Gentle – Founder, FarmVR Download our FarmVR app on your smartphone, tablet or VR headset, or alternatively, visit our web app. We have taken FarmVR to a number of agricultural shows a ..read more

It was great to be able to deliver an online presentation to the Western Australia College of Agriculture via Zoom! We covered: 360 photos Interactive Virtual Tours 360 video Virtual Reality Augmented Reality The workshop was designed to help them introduce immersive education into the classroom, they also used their phone to take a 360 photo. The teachers now plan to get the students to take a 360 photos and share with other students across Western Australia to help grow an appreciation and knowledge of the variation in Agriculture conditions, landscapes, seasons, production across the stat ..read more