# Using virtual home tours as memory palaces — what is your memorization algorithm?

**URL:** <https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/using-virtual-home-tours-as-memory-palaces-what-is-your-memorization-algorithm/116510>\
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**Created:** [October 6, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/using-virtual-home-tours-as-memory-palaces-what-is-your-memorization-algorithm/116510 "2026-10-06T14:59:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![OleksandrFomin](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/8797f3/32.png) [@OleksandrFomin](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/OleksandrFomin)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/using-virtual-home-tours-as-memory-palaces-what-is-your-memorization-algorithm/116510/1 "2026-10-06T14:59:10Z")

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Hi everyone,

I’m experimenting with using virtual tours of new homes/apartments as memory palaces. For example, I’m looking at homes from this collection:

> **[Model Home Virtual Tours | Espire Homes | NuPath Homes](https://espirehomebuilders.com/new-home-virtual-tours/)**
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> Will the great room offer us enough space? With Espire’s virtual tours, you can tour our models from the comfort of your own couch!

The idea is to use the apartments/houses themselves as long-term memory palaces rather than merely as sources of individual loci.

What I’m trying to figure out is the **best algorithm for memorizing the palace itself**.

Suppose I choose one house from the virtual tours. How would you systematically learn it so that, weeks or months later, you can mentally walk through the entire house without needing the tour?

I’m particularly interested in the **actual step-by-step algorithm** experienced mnemonists use to convert a previously unfamiliar virtual house into a stable memory palace.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![waverider](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/49beb7/32.png) [@waverider](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/waverider)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/using-virtual-home-tours-as-memory-palaces-what-is-your-memorization-algorithm/116510/2 "2026-10-07T02:20:57Z")

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Something you can consider is using a fixed number of locations in each area / room (say 5), and always touring the house and room in a counter clockwise or clockwise direction.

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**Author:** ![OleksandrFomin](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/8797f3/32.png) [@OleksandrFomin](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/OleksandrFomin)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/using-virtual-home-tours-as-memory-palaces-what-is-your-memorization-algorithm/116510/3 "2026-10-07T03:38:44Z")

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Thanks for the tip! I’ve noticed that I struggle to memorize spaces at a glance online, whereas real-life places stick in my head much faster and more naturally.

How can I overcome this? What techniques do you use to quickly cement a virtual memory palace in your mind so it feels as tangible as a real building?

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**Author:** ![waverider](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/49beb7/32.png) [@waverider](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/waverider)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/using-virtual-home-tours-as-memory-palaces-what-is-your-memorization-algorithm/116510/4 "2026-10-07T22:30:07Z")

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It is a good question but have a think whether it is worth trying to overcome it?

If it is easier for you to remember real locations then it might be better to stick to that? Or you can make imaginary places in your mind from movies, or scenes in your mind from a book, or anything else really.

Going over the memory palaces over and over so its smooth and easy helps a lot.