Total360Sports for the University of Florida stadiums is reaching people in ways we never even thought possible when we were creating the application.
With Ozean’s latest launch of the Total360Sports Panoramic Seat Selector, we expected a large reaction. We didn’t realize at first, however, just how much our application could affect people on a really personal level.
The application, which we aptly named Total360Sports, generates a panoramic virtual tour for hundreds of points at a sporting venue. The ticket holder is able to enter in their section, row and seat number and is immediately transported to the view from that seat in the stadium, which they can rotate a full 360 degrees and even zoom in. Views are even available from a number of special interest points, such as center court at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center and the “F” point at Ben Hill Griffin, taken during the Florida vs. Florida State game in November 2009.
Over 12,000 photographs were taken at 3 sports venues at the University of Florida and were strung together to construct a view just as realistic and accurate as what fans will see when they are physically there. So realistic, in fact, that many Gator alumni, upon first glance of the new technology, are struck with a whirlwind of nostalgia that brings them back to their college days of rooting for the Gators from the student section. At least, this is true for one soldier serving in the Middle East, who is currently on his second tour.
News of the new application caught his interest, and he decided to visit GatorZone.com to see the full virtual experience in action.

“The view from the “F” is a slice of heaven from home that made my week,” he said. Since the shot was taken during the infamous rivalry game, the stadium is filled to capacity and Chaz Henry is in plain view. The soldier was impressed by how lifelike the panoramas actually are, as compared to other similar virtual applications which use a computer-generated method to give fans a cyber-tour of the stadium. It’s safe to say that the one created by Ozean and for the University of Florida has a far more genuine feel.
From overseas, it was impossible to visit the Ben Hill Griffin football stadium, but now, with the virtual tour, he can be reminded of the excitement of being at a Gator game as if it were yesterday.
All the hours Ozean put into taking the thousands of individual photos of the stadiums was worth it – even if we were able to affect one person with such magnitude. We hope, however, that we can extend this level of fan enthusiasm and interaction throughout the Gator Nation.
To check out this experience for yourself, visit GatorZone.com and click on Tickets and then Locate Seats.