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Villa tours on Vision Pro:
25% more high-value conversions

We built a Vision Pro portal that lets high-net-worth guests tour a resort group's villas remotely in 3D and change lighting or layouts by voice. Conversions rose 25%, and dwell time rose 320%.

Industry: HospitalityService: Web & MobileUpdated

Conversion lift
25%
Increase in dwell time
320%
First load time
Sub-2s

Overview

Project
at a glance

Industry
HospitalityA global resort group selling long-term private residence and villa stays to high-net-worth individuals.
How we worked
Dedicated product teamA spatial UX lead, 3D engineers and a backend architect worked inside the client's digital innovation unit.
Goal
Faster bookings and brand trustShorten the months-long decision process for high-value bookings by letting prospects explore each property remotely in full 3D.
What we built
Vision Pro property portalAn Apple Vision Pro app that streams life-size 3D models of residences and villas, with an AI assistant that changes the space on request.

The challenge

What was getting
in the way

The client's digital marketing relied on 2D photos and pre-rendered videos. They looked good, but could not show the scale and texture of $50k/night properties, so sales dragged on and many buyers insisted on visiting in person.

Older VR platforms were not an answer either, because they could not protect the privacy of high-profile guests. Meanwhile, prospects were going to competitors who could arrange visits faster.

  • Photos cannot show space

    Prospects could not get a feel for the size of a property remotely, so they hesitated to book and the sales team carried a heavy load.

  • Slow sales cycle

    Sales cycles took 4-6 months, and 30% of prospects were lost to competitors who offered faster physical visits.

  • Identity exposure

    Older VR platforms lacked the privacy controls needed for high-net-worth guests' data, putting GDPR compliance and the brand's reputation at risk.

The solution

What
we built

  1. 01

    Fast streaming of 3D models

    We built an asset pipeline that streams multi-gigabyte USDZ 3D models, with the first view loading in under 2 seconds.

    Format
    Optimised USDZ
    Workflow
    RealityKit-native
    Response time
    Fast response
  2. 02

    AI spatial assistant

    AI tools listen to the guest's voice during a session and change the lighting, the furniture layout or the time of day shown in the view.

    Logic
    AI-assisted
    Interface
    Spatial voice
    Response
    Sub-500ms
  3. 03

    Privacy vault for high-profile guests

    Scoped biometric sign-in and session logs stripped of personal details keep each guest's tour 100% private.

    Standard
    Secure by design
    Audit
    Full audit trail
    Auth
    Optic ID

Before and after

How the work
changed

Engagement

Before

Passive viewing

Prospects looked through photos and videos, with no sense of the property's scale or layout.

After

Walking the space

Prospects walk through the property at 1:1 scale, with live physics and lighting.

Privacy

Before

Cookie tracking

Basic tracking that did not meet the security needs of high-profile guests.

After

Biometric access

Zero-knowledge proofs and Optic ID keep each session under the guest's control.

Personalisation

Before

Same for everyone

Every guest saw the same images, with no way to tailor the preview.

After

Changes on request

The AI changes the space instantly, for example to show an event set-up, based on what the guest asks for.

Key features

What made it
useful

  • Fast response

    Texture streaming server

    A custom cloud asset server sends the textures in the guest's field of view first, so surfaces never pop in late in the headset.

    Business impact

    Zero texture pop-in

  • AI-assisted

    A concierge that shows, not tells

    Beyond answering questions, the AI changes the 3D space so guests can see the answer for themselves.

    Business impact

    320% longer dwell time

  • Secure by design

    Privacy-first analytics

    Heatmaps show which parts of a property interest guests, without storing biometric data or images of the guest's room.

    Business impact

    100% private sessions

Results

The business
difference

  1. Conversion

    25% Conversion Lift

    More high-value bookings

    Exploring a property in full 3D eased buyers' worries about booking remotely, which led to more immediate digital booking deposits.

    Before: BaselineAfter: 25% Higher

  2. Efficiency

    60% Faster Sales Cycle

    Shorter sales cycle

    Fewer follow-up site visits were needed, so the time from first enquiry to signed contract fell from 180 to 72 days.

    Before: 180 DaysAfter: 72 Days

  3. Performance

    1.8s p95 Load Time

    Asset load speed

    Cloud streaming loads properties in 1.8s at p95, so the experience feels as premium as the brand.

    Before: < 3sAfter: 1.8s

Faster delivery

Built on tested foundations

These modules saved about 9.5 weeks of setup, which went into modelling the client's residences and villas and tuning the AI assistant.

  • Spatial sign-in

    Provided the Optic ID sign-in and the anonymised tokens used in every session.

  • Spatial asset pipeline

    Gave us a tested base for compressing and streaming the large USDZ property models.

  • Immersion monitoring

    Tracked load times and interest heatmaps across tours, which is how load speed and dwell time were measured.

  • AI interface module

    Turned guest voice requests into changes to lighting, layout and event set-ups.

Trust and control

How we kept it
safe and reliable

  • 01

    Biometric privacy

    Optic ID data never leaves the headset, and every spatial interaction uses anonymised cryptographic tokens.

    Secure
  • 02

    Audit-ready logs

    Every AI command and change to the environment is saved with a full record of what triggered it.

    Verifiable data
  • 03

    Room to grow

    Autoscaling cloud services keep streaming stable however many guests are touring at once.

    Ready to grow
  • 04

    Code and IP ownership

    The client owns 100% of the spatial pipeline, portal code and AI model weights.

    100% owned

FAQ

Straight
answers

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Prospects put on an Apple Vision Pro and walk through a life-size 3D model of the residence or villa, with live physics and lighting. The first view loads in under 2 seconds. An AI assistant listens to their voice and changes the lighting, furniture layout or event set-up while they explore.

Let buyers walk the property before they fly

If photos and video are not enough to close high-value bookings, we can help you build tours that let prospects explore the space from home.