We engaged with a number of local authorities during Summer/Autumn 2022 on DLUHC PropTech grant funded projects. These involved us working closely with partner councils to help realise the benefits that digital VR technology can bring to public consultation projects and helping participants shape the future of where they live in new and engaging ways.
Our VR experiences focused on working with Surrey County Council to develop an experience exploring ideas for the future Farnham High Street by jet pack and with Cornwall County Council to experience options what the future Newquay town centre could look like, travelling on a bike. We also worked with Wirral County Council to explore Seacombe by pedalo and New Brighton on a virtual open top bus. In our latest project, we are working with Bolsover County Council to explore ideas for the town by hot air balloon.
All of these unique and different experiences share a common focus on participants having fun whilst also making a meaningful contribution to developing ideas that will impact the places where they live, work and play.
Feedback from both visitors and our local authority partners has been overwhelmingly positive. All the experiences have helped to engage with audiences that are traditionally under-represented in more traditional public consultations and are helping to showcase how digital technology can work alongside and benefit other ways of capturing feedback. The events have also attracted significant interest and coverage in local and regional media.
You can read more about what our partners have said about us here.
We are proud to update that we are now an approved supplier for IT services to local authorities and the public sector on G-Cloud. Our services focus on the development of 3D models (digital twins) and virtual reality (VR) experiences.