Automotive / flyingshapes°
Introducing spatial vision
Automotive design no longer begins with sketches on a page. Now, it’s an experience
J
onas Kunze and Dr Johannes
area where they could apply their
To achieve these aims, they turned
Mattmann, the Germany-
experience and knowhow.
to VR. Kunze says: “We realised
based co-founders of
that VR offers huge potential for
VR design application
Kunze, who spent the years
designers because it maintains one
flyingshapes°, did what all
between CERN and meeting up
of their greatest assets for good
good software developers do when
with Mattmann as a freelance
design: the human sense for space.”
they came up with their concept:
software developer, comments:
they simplified an existing process.
“We began talking about how we
“And it comes with a—literally—
both felt that CAD software is way
more hands-on-approach to
Some years after meeting at CERN
too complex and intimidating to
controlling digital objects that
(the European Organization for
average users.”
feels more natural than pushing a
Nuclear Research), Kunze and
mouse.”
Mattmann identified the computer-
“We wanted to develop a 3D
aided design (CAD) software used
modelling software that is easy to
By introducing spatial vision to the
by automotive designers as an
get started with and intuitive to use.”
initial stages of the automotive >>
Designers can callaborate inside of the application. Credit: flyingshapes°
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