Buyers can take a virtual look at the detailing that they want and customise their plans with a new technology.
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A file photo of a sea view from the balcony
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What if you are shown on screen the minutiae of your dream house while
you are sitting inside the developer’s office and also shown how the
internal changes in design and furniture arrangements would look! Scary
or exciting, the new-age technology has it for you. If calculating the
EMI for finalising your house is just about the basics, how about a zoom
into the floor plan to place your favourite furniture to see how it
looks?
All this is made possible by Anup Tapadia, founder TouchMagix Media,
prodigy and innovator of next generation interactive systems, who has
successfully bridged the gap between art and technology. His interactive
systems have been appreciated across the globe and the British
Government has awarded him the mantle of “Global Young Creative Entrepreneur” in 2010.
Right time
The background of the real estate scenario seems just the right time for
solutions as these to emerge. Feels Tapadia, “With real estate prices
skyrocketing, developers are exploring various options to make home
buying an engaging exercise wherein buyers get to visualise and explore
property yet to be taken up for construction.
Some existing technologies in the market offer concepts that seem rather
expensive, but also do not allow buyers to visualise the property, post
the desired alterations. High-end developers as Tata Housing think “the
need of the hour is to have a technology that can allow buyers to have a
360-degree experience of the house, at the same time enable them to
visualise the necessary modifications that they need to make in their
dream dwelling.”
Representatives at TouchMagix Media explain that the technology would
allow buyers to explore the property with a refined perspective. The
motion-and-gesture-based technology creates a virtual experience without
any external devices. “It gives a user a panoramic view with an option
to view each facet of the property including the amenities.
A highlight of the technology is the futuristic angle it offers: once
the buyer selects his home, the environment of the balcony is simulated,
facilitating the buyer to have a clear picture of the view from here.”
Customisation
Called the MagixTable technology, it is a four-foot-long multi-touch
device allowing builders to display all their property on a large screen
along with floor plans that assist the user to zoom in for a closer
look. Being interactive in nature, TouchMagix products facilitates
customisation of interiors, allowing the user to move the walls, and try
out paints and flooring patterns to understand the mode in which the
house would shape up.
The multi-touch can make it easier for users to make customisation
convenient. The magic does not end there; the product has an EMI
calculator which provides the user the facility of calculating the down
payment,” say the representatives.
MagixTable has interactive displays that use motion, gesture and
multi-touch. TouchMagix claims to have created unforgettable interactive
experiences for millions of users across 40 countries.
It offers and manufactures both technology and equipment to co-relate construction plans on paper.
With a variety of interactive display products as Interactive Floor,
Interactive Wall, Multi-Touch MagixKiosk & Table, and MagixFone, the
customised solutions are far and many.
Source: http://www.thehindu.com/features/homes-and-gardens/see-your-house-before-it-is-built/article4657313.ece
