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Capability 05

AR, VR and interactive 3D

Spatial and interactive experiences used where three dimensions explain something that text and images cannot.

Problem and opportunity

Three dimensions should earn their place

Spatial media is powerful when the subject is spatial: a building, a machine, a process, a site. Used decoratively it slows the page down and adds nothing a photograph would not do better.

  • Complex products are explained with long paragraphs nobody reads.
  • Clients cannot picture a space before it is built.
  • Training relies on being physically present.

What Hapis delivers

Scope of delivery

Concept and storyboard

What the viewer must understand, and the shortest interactive path to it.

Web 3D experiences

Browser-based interactive scenes with progressive loading and a non-3D fallback.

AR viewing

Placing products or components in the viewer's own space from a phone.

VR and training scenes

Guided environments for walkthroughs, familiarisation or procedure practice.

How the system works

The layers behind the interface

Each layer has a defined responsibility, so the system can be extended without rewriting what already works.

  1. 01

    Asset pipeline

    Model preparation, compression and level of detail suited to mobile bandwidth.

  2. 02

    Scene layer

    Interaction, camera behaviour and annotations built as reusable components.

  3. 03

    Fallback layer

    Semantic content and imagery for reduced motion, older devices and crawlers.

  4. 04

    Delivery

    Code-split loading so the rest of the site stays fast.

Integration and architecture

Where it connects

  • Embedded into existing sites and platforms as an isolated bundle.
  • Headset delivery for VR where the use case justifies hardware.
  • Model sources from CAD, BIM or purpose-built assets.
  • Reduced-motion and no-WebGL paths always provided.

Use cases

Typical applications

Product explanation

Interactive breakdown of a machine or assembly with labelled parts.

Space and development visualisation

Walkthroughs of a space before or during construction.

Training and familiarisation

Repeatable scenarios that would be costly or unsafe to run live.

These describe the shape of the work. Named client references are published only with written approval.

Delivery process

How a project runs

  1. 01

    Discover

    Confirm the spatial question and the available source assets.

  2. 02

    Design

    Storyboard, interaction model and performance budget.

  3. 03

    Build

    Scene build with continuous device testing.

  4. 04

    Integrate

    Embed, code-split and verify fallbacks.

  5. 05

    Improve

    Refine based on how viewers actually use the scene.

Questions

Answered directly

Will it work on mobile?
Performance budgets and fallbacks are set at design stage, and mobile is tested throughout.
Do we need an app?
Most work is browser-based. Native or headset delivery is only used where the use case requires it.
What assets do you need?
CAD, BIM, product drawings or photography. Where none exist we scope modelling separately.

Next

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