Virtual reality (VR). Two words that are probably the most frequently heard in the world of technology today. With the help of virtual reality, you can already learn to pilot a plane, operate a crane, relieve pain and… walk around your future apartment.
Visitors to the Panorama shopping and leisure centre will be able to try out virtual reality tours of apartments that have not yet been built or are under construction from 3 to 10 February. There, the real estate company Eika will present a new tool – EIKA VR – which is expected to become an integral part of buying a home in the future. Starting from 13 February, it will also be possible to view apartments in virtual reality at the company’s office.
Virtual reality is not the same as virtual reality
Until recently, virtual reality seemed alien to people’s everyday lives, as if from a fantasy movie. However, the situation is changing and in a few years, virtual reality, according to experts, will become as commonplace as, for example, a mobile phone.
“Virtual reality has the potential to enrich our lives not only through entertainment, but also through everyday household tasks. For example, virtual reality will be integrated into the sales market: you will be able to choose an outfit you like by putting on glasses and trying on different combinations right there on yourself,” says Vilius Juknevičius, a virtual reality developer.
According to him, various virtual reality devices, alongside smartphones and tablets, will become another platform – a medium – that will allow us to communicate, experience and learn: “If in the past the computer seemed like a great innovation, then the mobile phone, and even later the smartphone, then the turn of virtual and augmented reality will soon come.”
Juknevičius states that currently many different experiences and technologies are described by the same term – virtual reality, which is why people get confused.
“The most common type of virtual reality is VR glasses, into which a mobile phone is inserted. Such glasses are the most common, but their technical capabilities are very limited – you can only look around. Another level of virtual reality is when, having put on special VR glasses, you can walk around another world, change objects with your own hands and “get involved” in an artificially created environment,” the specialist describes the difference.
Virtual reality is no longer new. It was first used several decades ago, but at that time there was a lack of good technological equipment, so it only caught on in certain areas, such as the military. With noticeable technological advancements, virtual reality has recently begun to see a revival.
Creates an artificial image
Virtual reality is unique in that it creates an artificial image that is identical in parameters and size to a real image. For example, after trying the EIKA VR service, people will be able to walk through extremely realistic virtual apartment models.
“Virtual reality will soon radically change the process of choosing a home. People will no longer have to check real estate ad portals or drive around different parts of the city looking for a suitable apartment. It will be enough to put on glasses and go on an inspection of apartments that have not yet started construction,” says Robertas Dargis, Chairman of the Board of Eika.
EIKA VR not only creates an artificial environment identical to the real image, but also allows you to change its details. For example, move furniture and even choose the desired color of the walls and floors.
Having moved into a virtual apartment, the future settler can not only evaluate the interior of the dwelling, but also step onto the balcony of the apartment and examine the view from it – identical to the real one. In addition, a person saves many hours – he can move from one virtual apartment to another with the click of a button.
Currently, five virtual apartments from four real estate projects are available for viewing – two apartments from the Karaliaučius quarter in Pilaitė, which began construction this year, and one each from the projects “Namų pynės”, “Bajorų alėjas” and “135” on Žalgirio Street.
We invite you to view the photo album from the first days of the PC PANORAMA demonstration. here
More information:
Jorūnė Juodžbalytė
Marketing and Communications Manager
UAB “Eika”
Phone: +370 520 45809
Mobile: +370 686 80126
Email: [email protected]