Ikea Now Has a VR App So You Don’t Have to Visit the Store Ever Again
A trip to Ikea is either your dream come true, or your worst nightmare. While some enjoy spending hours walking through the modern furniture retailer’s 400,000-square-foot warehouses, others dread it, almost as much as they dread actually putting the furniture together.
Ikea hears your complaints loud and clear—so much so that they’ve created a virtual reality app so you never have to go into the store again. Okay, so, maybe that’s not exactly the reason this app was made, but it’s still a pretty cool piece of technology.
The Swedish company recently announced a pilot virtual reality app that allows for a selective, easy shopping experience and is hosted on Valve’s world leading game platform, Steam. Using an HTC Vive headset, Ikea customers can explore various styled kitchens and change colors of cabinets and drawers with a simple click. By allowing users to virtually put themselves in a room, consumers can design their dream space while also noticing possible issues and determining which items need to be moved around.