Virtual Reality (VR) Development Sydney
We are a Sydney based VR (XR) studio that creates custom built VR applications for businesses in Sydney and across New South Wales. Get in touch with our team to start brainstorming your ideas.
VR Development
Virtual Reality (VR) technology presents exciting possibilities for businesses across various industries in Sydney. In the real estate sector, VR can improve property viewing by offering immersive virtual tours, allowing potential buyers to explore properties remotely. Retailers can create virtual stores, providing customers with a unique shopping experience from the comfort of their homes. Tourism and hospitality businesses can use VR to offer virtual travel experiences, allowing tourists to preview destinations and accommodations. Training and education industries can leverage VR for immersive simulations and interactive learning experiences. Additionally, architects and interior designers can utilize VR to showcase design concepts and allow clients to visualise spaces before construction. By harnessing the power of VR, businesses in Sydney can enhance customer engagement, improve decision-making, and gain a competitive edge in their respective industries.
What industry is your business wanting to use VR in?
What are the benefits of Virtual Reality in Sydney?
Creates an immersive virtual reality experience, leading to increased engagement.
Provides a realistic preview of products or services, increasing sales.
Train Australia-based employees in a simulated environment like the metaverse.
Improve communication and development between Sydney-based and global company members.
Help businesses reduce costs associated with travel and training.
Create VR marketing campaigns that are more engaging and memorable.
Help businesses to assess customer reactions to new products pre-release.
Improve customer service by providing real-time support and assistance.
Help NSW businesses reduce failure by testing in simulated environments.
Revolutionizes the way New South Wales businesses operate with automation.
What types of VR services do we offer?
Our team of award winning VR designers, developers and CGI artists can help make your ideas a (virtual) reality. Whether you’d like to create a proof of concept to present to stakeholders or are ready to launch a full blown application to employees or clients then we can help. Give our team a call today and we’ll brainstorm your ideas and help formulate them into a defined plan with clear deliverables.
We specialise in building complex custom VR experiences and applications using the latest in game engine technology such as Unity and Unreal Engine. Bringing the latest in game engine functionality and features to help people experience real world environments. These platforms can then be used for a range of purposes from training and education to marketing and sales.
What is virtual reality?
At its most basic level, virtual reality is the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment and virtual experiences. Unlike traditional user interfaces, VR places the user inside the experience rather than just viewing a screen in front of them. So, rather than just seeing a picture of a new development in Manly, VR Sydney allows them to experience it as if they were actually there.
In order to achieve this level of full immersion, VR aims to simulate as many sense as possible, including vision, touch, sounds and even smells (although some of these are only in the developmental stage right now). The main way of interacting right now is through a VR headset. Pioneering technology such as sensory gloves may are not too far away but is more aimed at games than business VR in Australia at this stage.
Virtual reality differs from augmented reality in that it offers a unique immersive experience. With AR you still have one foot in the real world, with images overlaying the real time environment. In VR, the entire environment is created for you. So, rather than seeing how a piece of furniture or colour scheme might look in your Bankstown apartment, you can virtually step inside and look around a property from anywhere in the world. And you can alter virtual experiences to consider the time of day, seasons or even weather to get a clearer picture of the finished project.
This has major applications in the worlds of construction and real estate in Sydney. Imagine being able to show investors inside a new virtual Milsons point shopping development at the conceptual stage. Or being able to sell new homes in Bondi off plan using nothing more than a virtual reality tour. And a virtual tour that clients can return to as many times as they like. It’s an effective way to make emotional connections while reducing workload and the need for physical travel.
What software is used for virtual reality?
There is a big choice of Sydney virtual reality software on the market. VR visualisation software allows you to create experiences that users can interact and communicate with in real time. Virtual reality content management systems allow businesses to collect, store and analyse content in a centralised location.
The latest software kits provide the necessary base to design, build and test an immersive virtual reality experience, and are the building blocks of any basic virtual reality world. There are also game engines, social platforms and training simulators that use virtual reality software.
What does a virtual reality headset do?
A VR headset is a head-mounted device that provides the virtual reality experience for the wearer. Headsets are widely used by players of video games but are also used in other applications, including simulators and trainers. They are the main apparatus through which the virtual reality experience is provided to the user. As well as dedicated virtual reality headsets there are also apps in smartphones that can be utilised to provide a more basic but still effective immersive VR experience.
If you would like to know more about virtual reality and find out how it c an be practically applied to your business, then get in touch with a member of our team here at 3D Walkabout. As experts in augmented and virtual reality we can help you to transform the way you work, using virtual reality to your advantage. We look forward to helping you create a virtual world to promote your business.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does PlayStation virtual reality cost?
In Australia, the PlayStation VR2 console is currently available to preorder, with prices ranging from $879 to $960.
Can you still buy PlayStation VR?
While the original PlayStation VR is still in production, it’s not currently available at any Australian retailers. The upcoming virtual reality headset, the Playstation VR2, is set for release on the 22nd of February 2023.
Does Sony do virtual reality?
Sony is indeed involved in the development and production of virtual reality (VR) technology. Sony has released several VR products, including the PlayStation VR headset, which allows users to experience immersive virtual environments.
In fact, Sony has been deeply involved in the VR and AR (augmented) reality scenes since 1996—and they’re showing no signs of slowing down. It has recently new VR goggles known as the PlayStation VR2, which will open up new opportunities for the current PlayStation 5 console.
Is HoloLens 2 VR or AR?
Hololens 2 is an AR system, with AR glasses differing from virtual reality headsets in one key way. A VR headset blocks out the world around the viewer, leaving only the view of the metaverse and graphical environment around them. Augmented reality glasses, meanwhile, are see-through and mean that people can see both the real world and the virtual landscape.
Is Meta going to be VR?
Yes. The Meta Quest 2 is leading the VR world with its immersive gaming and virtual experience opportunities. Meta’s also working on a high-end VR headset, under the codename “Project Cambria”. This headset will overtake the Quest in terms of its capabilities and will be more suitable for workers who could even replace their laptop or PC with this interactive hardware.
Does the HP Reverb work with SteamVR?
Yes, the HP Reverb is compatible with SteamVR. All you need to do is download and install the Steam app, plug in your HP Reverb G2, and launch the Steam app. Next, click the VR icon within the Steam interface and follow the instructions to connect your headset.
How do I use my HP VR headset?
The HP VR headset is easy to set up. Just connect your headset to a compatible computer using the included cables and install the required software by following the on-screen instructions. Next, turn on your controllers and follow the guide to set up your VR space.
Is HP compatible with VR?
Yes, many of HP’s hardware offerings are compatible with their VR and MR headsets, including many of their desktop PC and laptop models.
Why did Google stop VR?
Google began its VR shutdown in 2019. In its statement, Google claimed there was difficulty encouraging consumers to use their phones for VR, and this meant limited access to apps. The company also said they hadn’t benefited from the reach or adoption among consumers or developers that they’d hoped for. It’s around this time they also open-sourced their Cardboard project.
Does Google have a virtual reality headset?
Yes. The Google Cardboard is an extremely accessible, affordable (available for under $10 on Amazon) headset which users can easily put together themselves before entering into a quality immersive VR experience.
Does Apple have VR glasses?
Not yet, but Apple’s VR and mixed reality headset is in the works. It’s likely to stand up as a strong competitor to established VR headsets in the industry and to be the company’s predecessor to its AR glasses.
Is Apple VR a thing?
Definitely. Apple’s confirmed they’re working on VR, and their proposed headset is rumoured to be a real competitor with the Meta Quest 2, the PSVR 2, and all other leading headsets within the space. The headset’s rumoured to be Apple’s precursor to AR-focused glasses.
Is Amazon working on virtual reality?
Amazon has been working on VR hardware since 2017, and is expected to fight to become one of the world’s leading VR brands. Amazon XR is already widely used for commercial purposes, and we can expect further Amazon MR brands and AR brands to tether more towards entertainment use.
How does Amazon use augmented reality?
Amazon currently allows shoppers to liaise with AR brands to place digital products in the home. This helps consumers to assess if things like the colour or size of an item will work in a room. However, Amazon is expected to grow its Amazon VR and Amazon AR business models further in the near future.
Why did Google stop VR?
Google began its VR shutdown in 2019. In its statement, Google claimed there was difficulty encouraging consumers to use their phones for VR, and this meant limited access to apps. The company also said they hadn’t benefited from the reach or adoption among consumers or developers that they’d hoped for. It’s around this time they also open-sourced their Cardboard project.
Is mixed reality the future of AR & VR?
Yes. Mixed reality takes the best features of AR and VR and blends them into an incredible user experience. Users can interact with the physical and virtual world seamlessly, with MR replicating their natural behaviour and changes in perspectives. This goes beyond the traditional approaches of VR and AR, which place users within a space or overlay the physical world with additional information.
What are the disadvantages of VR?
VR does have a few notable disadvantages for users, such as the risk of dizziness and nausea when inhabiting the virtual environment. There are also concerns that too much time spent in virtual reality can damage eyesight. Some of the headsets used to enter virtual environments are also quite heavy and uncomfortable to wear.
What is the difference between AR and VR?
Although augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are similar in their concept, they have a few notable differences. AR requires a real-world environment to function, whereas VR creates a virtual world. AR allows users to manipulate real-world surroundings, but VR can’t do this. VR uses specialised hardware such as headsets, while AR doesn’t.
What is the price of VR?
Prices for virtual reality vary dramatically depending on the type of virtual reality hardware used. Off-the-shelf virtual reality headsets currently cost anywhere from $400 to $1,000 for a standard VR setup. However, more bespoke options are much more expensive due to the customisation and capabilities of the systems.
Who invented virtual reality?
Virtual reality was initially conceived in 1968 by Ivan Sutherland and Bob Sproull. Together, they created a head-mounted virtual reality display known as the Sword of Damocles that was directly connected to a computer. It was a cumbersome device that was suspended from a ceiling, which is where the name came from.
What is the future of virtual reality?
The future of virtual reality looks very promising thanks to further innovations and technology associated with virtual worlds. Many of the barriers that virtual reality presents, such as motion sickness or asset clipping, will be removed due to improvements in the technology and tools applicable to virtual reality.vr
I have an idea for a VR application but don't know where to start?
That’s an easy one. Our team are used to dealing with very early stage conceptual ideas. We’ll brainstorm the best solution for your business given it’s desires and constraints. Once we’ve decided on the best way forward together we’ll put together a quote and start making your idea a (virtual) reality.