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Magrabi VR Store

We developed Magrabi Optical's VR store app with an immersive virtual retail experience for Google Cardboard

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Magrabi VR Store

Project snapshot

Client
Magrabi Optical
Industry
Retail and eyewear
Platform
Google Cardboard VR (iOS and Android)
Technology
Unity 3D

Overview

Magrabi Optical, one of the best-known eyewear companies in the Middle East, partnered with Program-Ace and creative agency Spectre to launch a new retail store in Dubai. The team built an immersive VR retail experience on Google Cardboard, letting visitors take a virtual tour of the concept store and engage with product information in a fresh, memorable way at the launch event.

The challenge

Engage a younger audience that is increasingly hard to reach through traditional retail marketing.
Stand out at the launch event with something customers hadn't seen at dozens of similar events before.
Support Magrabi's new brand strategy of positioning itself as a modern, tech-friendly, and innovative company.

Approach and Solution

Program-Ace delivered a full-cycle VR development project, from requirements analysis to final delivery, including:

A set of realistic locations recreating the actual Dubai store, letting users take a virtual tour of the space
Interactive triggers placed around the environment that play product video content as users approach display stands
All art assets created in-house by Program-Ace's art department
A cross-platform application for iOS and Android built on the Unity 3D engine
Technology and approach

Technology Stack

A team of two developers, two artists, and one QA specialist delivered the full-featured iOS and Android application in two months, built on the Unity 3D engine for Google Cardboard.
Unity
Unity
iOS
iOS
Android
Android
3ds Max
3ds Max

Value Delivered

Program-Ace developed an immersive retail experience that was a huge success at the event and beyond.

The application was downloaded by more than 1,000 users over the promotion period
The VR experience was a huge success at the event, and it helped attract to the booth about 40% more audience than usual
Margabi VR store concept app was one of the first virtual reality retail experiences and served a great example of using VR for marketing purposes
Smart using of the latest technologies helped Magrabi present themselves as innovators and catch the wave of the growing popularity of VR

Services and expertise used

Virtual reality development

Immersive VR experiences for retail, marketing, and events.

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Custom software development

Cross-platform tools built around your business and your customers' needs.

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Retail industry

Interactive and immersive solutions for retail brands and store experiences.

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