Digital Show House FAQ
1. What is a digital show house?

A digital show house is a 1:1 virtual version of a physical show house that is built using 3D technology, which serves as an alternative to or supplement of a physical show house. It can satisfy the experiencial needs of different clients. Other than reducing cost, it greatly improves sales efficiency and success rates. Fidelity is up to more than 99%. It can be used on multiple platforms like large screens, desktops, mobile phones, VR etc.

2. What are the advantages of digital show houses?

1. Low construction cost: Generally, the price of digital show houses is about ten times less than that of traditional show houses.
2. Satisfies different customers: Each set of layouts can be customized into digital show houses of different tiers and styles according to different customers, greatly strengthening the level of experience and buying intention of different customers.
3. Ease of communication: Digital show houses can be communicated with ease via computers, mobile phones, and other devices. Moreover, proptechs even created a "customer marketing system" which greatly expands the channels for developers to secure more effective customers with ease.
4. A high level of experience: Digital show houses allow real-time walkthrough, like playing a 3D game, to experience every detail of the home; one can even have a complete view of the area underneath a sofa.
5. Ease of use: Can be used on computers, TVs, large screens, mobile phones, and VR, satisfying multiscene usage and greatly expanding marketing channels and scenarios.

3. What is the difference between a digital show house and a 360˚ panoramic show house?

A digital show house is built entirely out of 3D modelling, in which one can walkthrough any corner like in a 3D game to experience every detail. One can also perform various interactions, such as changing materials, changing furniture, switching lights on and off etc.

A 360˚ panoramic show house is a “pseudo-stereo space” that is built using imaging technology (6 images are combined into a stereo box and the viewpoint is at the center of the box). Users can only rotate and resize at a fixed point. They cannot walkthrough in all directions. Neither can they experience every detail of a particular furniture nor change the material or furniture etc.

How to Collaborate

1. What is the charges?

If a Developer has 2 main house types, a. 850 sqf, and b. 1,800 sqf to develop into 2 styles for each main house type. Below is the total pricing:
a
i.850 sqf x RM28 = RM23,800.00
ii. Second style: RM23,800 x 0.9 = RM21,420.00

b
i. 1,800 sqf x RM24 = RM43,200.00
ii. Second style: RM43,200 x 0.9 = RM38,880.00

Total Pricing = a(i+ii) + b(i+ii) = RM127,300.00

2. What is the production cycle?

Our basic production cycle is 10 working days + number of layout sets * number of style sets * 4. For example, a project has 3 sets of layout with 2 sets of style each. Then, the production cycle would be 10+3*2*4=34 days. Special projects are an exception!

3. What are the payment terms?

Our payment terms are: an advance of 20% to be paid within 3 days after signing of contract; 50% of the contract fee to be paid upon completion of 3D model scene production; 25% of the contract fee to be paid upon confirmation of preview version; 5% to be paid upon confirmation of final version.

4. How is the contract signed?

We will provide a standard contract. The contract will come into effect after you sign it online.

5. What is the method of delivery?

We will deliver it as a software package+USB drive. The software is a local executable file; just double-click to run. We do not provide backups, so please save it properly.

6. Is training provided?

A tutorial has been provided on our official website. Moreover, the software package also provides the corresponding tutorial. Of course, you can also consult our online customer service at any time!

7. Do you provide design services?

We do not provide design services; we are only responsible for 3D+VR visual presentation and system development. It would be the best solution if you can provide the design drawings. If you are unable to provide them, please provide reference images.

Questions on Product

1. What are the advantages of this product?

• Built using the latest UE4 (Unreal Engine 4), the degree of its realistic effect is up to 98%, which is basically indistinguishable to the naked eye.
• Real-time walkthrough interaction, giving users the feeling of being immersed, and hence a higher level of experience.
• VR immersive experience that is built entirely 1:1, allowing users to have a feel of their future home.
• Low construction cost — the construction cost of digital show rooms is far lower than that of physical show rooms.
• Diversified styles, satisfying the preferences of various users.
• Offsets layout design mistakes, increasing the rate of successful sales.

2. How to operate?

Double-click on the exe file to run. Press F11 for full screen. Press WASD keys to move forward, backward, left and right. Press QE keys to adjust height of viewpoint. Use the mouse to control angle of view.

3. What are the suitable platforms?

• PC version — suitable for computers, all-in-ones and other high-performance hardware.
• Mobile version — suitable for mobile phones, ipad and other mobile terminals.
• VR version — suitable for VR glasses experience.

4. What are the main features?

• You can change the wall, ceiling, and floor material as well as furniture etc. in real time
• Open and close doors in real-time. Switch on and off lights, electrical appliances etc. in real-time
• Change styles, light colour etc.
• VR walkthrough using VR glasses
• Mobile walkthrough and sharing

5. How to install the mobile version?

The mobile version is a cloud system. Just scan the QR code or access the URL directly; no need to install. You can also use the ready-made APP.

6. How is it different from a 360 panoramic show house?

A 360 panoramic show house needs to be built on the foundation of a physical show house by photographing it, but we can generate a digital show room without any physical show room with 3D modelling.

7. Is a physical show house needed?

No. We generate a virtual show house with 3D technology, eliminating high construction costs.

8. How is it different from physical show houses?

• The construction cost of physical show houses is high
• Physical show houses occupy land resources
• One cannot change materials and furniture at will with physical show houses
• Physical show houses cannot achieve dozens of layouts and styles
• Physical show houses cannot be communicated efficiently
• One cannot carry out off-site sales with physical show houses

9. What are the application scenarios?

• Property sales gallery
• Roadshows at city commerical hubs
• Offsite sales
• Internet communication

10. Switching lights on and off? Opening and closing doors?

You can open and close doors or switch on and off lights freely to get a realistic feel of your future home.

11. Changing materials?

You can change materials in real-time to satisfy various user requirements.

12. Music? Audio commentary?

You can add music, audio or video description and other content.

13. Lighting?

Real-time lighting effect — the effect in the morning and that in the evening are completely different, which gives people a more immersed feeling.

14. Outdoor?

If the project includes an outdoor part, the user can also have VR+walkthrough experience.

Cooperation Required for Production

1. What are the required materials?

• Layout plan CAD drawings
• Renderings or photographic reference images
• Key selling point requirements
• Property and project text description
• Property and project renderings and advertising materials
• Design CAD drawings, renderings etc.

2. How to provide the required materials?

We provide online upload function. Please provide the relevant materials as required.

3. Who designs?

Generally, we hope that the developer will provide the corresponding design draft. The developer may look for a design company directly. We also provide recommendation services. If the developer only requires a simple design, we can also satisfy it.

4. What is the design process?

Infrastructural design, soft decor, lighting design, overall combination.

5. How is acceptance done?

At each phase, we provide video samples for user acceptance. Please pay the corresponding amount upon acceptance. Acceptance is done online.

6. What is the production process?

3D modelling -> Scene building -> Infrastructural design -> Soft decor design -> Lighting design -> Overall combination -> Two-pass rendering -> System integration -> VR customization

Equipment and Installation

1. Computer configuration

• CPU: i5 and above
• Graphics card: GTX1080 and above
• Memory: 16GB
• Hard disk: SSD

2. VR equipment

HTC VIVE is the recommended VR glasses equipment, which is perfectly compatible.

3. Installation process

The system does not need to be installed; just unzip to run. Please do not modify or delete files arbitrarily.

4. Hardware Price

First-generation HTC VIVE glasses is estimated at about RM7,430.00
Computer is about RM6,000.00

5. Other Equipment

• TV: It can be projected onto TV with a computer.
• LED: It can be projected onto an LED with a computer.
• Touch all-in-one: Just run the system directly.
• IPAD: Version 360 runs directly.
• Mobile phone: Version 360 runs directly.

Software Usage FAQ

1. How big is the software?

The system is generally 1-2GB. Recommended to install on D: drive.

2. What is the required supporting environment?

It can run normally on Win10.

3. How to switch to full screen?

Press F11 for full screen.

4. How to operate the VR controller?

Click on the disk to move.

5. Locator Setup

Please setup the locator according to HTC VIVE's tutorial.

6. VR Setup

Please setup VR according to HTC VIVE's tutorial.

7. VR Environment

Need to download steamVR — official website: https://store.steampowered.com/about/

8. Controller Not Working

The battery may have run out. Please charge whenever necessary.

9. VR Height Is Incorrect

Please setup room properties, focal point, area as well as VR headset beforehand.