This is when Manuel contacted me if I can help them with creating this project.
They planned to showcase only a part of a modern apartment (the master bedroom with a small bathroom and wardrobe) in VR for a tradeshow in Lima, Peru. Their secret hope was to crank up the sales process a bit during the exhibition by using real time technology.
The Miraflores project was the first experience of Manuel’s client with real time – it’s always a big challenge and a huge responsibility. They didn’t really know what to expect from it so they felt uncertain about real time – and I totally understood it.
To be honest, the tight deadline seemed scary a bit: we had only a week to finish the project from modeling to optimizing the Unreal Engine scene for VR. I pretty much knew how much work we needed in order to deliver successfully.
But it’s not just the work I was concerned about. I know from experience that the shorter the deadline, the more stressful a project can be for a client. It’s because of the nature of real time archviz: things tend to get together towards the end of the project. Until then, for most cases, it’s hard to see how the final product will look like.
In addition to that, if we screw things up, it will definitely discourage Manuel’s client from using real time solutions in the future which might be unbeneficial for their business in the long run.
„Fortunately, Andras understood the bidding process and he knew how to break things down in a way that a client understands what he’s getting exactly and be flexible to adapt depending on the project size and timing.”
Finally, we agreed and I took the challenge with my team.