A new 3D app has been designed to give people a glimpse into Dundee’s not-too-distant future.
Users of the free Dundee Waterfront app will get a detailed insight into how the city’s central waterfront area could look in 2018 and beyond as developments beside the Tay gather pace.
People can explore the city’s new boulevards, view the new Railway Station, look around the new civic space and take a bird’s eye view of the marina, new hotels, leisure, retail, business and residential areas.
And when the next phase of the app goes live in August, users can point their devices at the V&A Museum site hoardings to view a fully rendered 3D visualisation of the completed building.
Philip Long, director of V&A Dundee, said: “This app helps bring V&A Dundee and its superb location on the waterfront at the very heart of the city to life in a fun and inspiring way.
“In creating Scotland’s first design museum, we want to embrace the latest interactive digital technologies to showcase and celebrate the best of Scottish innovation and design.”
Dundee is expected to attract £1 billion tourism revenue during the coming decade, creating demand for hotels, hospitality, leisure and service businesses.
Thousands of new jobs are also expected to be created over the coming years.
Mike Galloway, director of city development at Dundee City Council, said: “The 3D app is an astonishing piece of technology that unveils how Dundee Waterfront will look in the future.
“We are expecting a surge in tourism and visitor numbers as the waterfront develops, so the app will allow prospective visitors or investors a chance to virtually visit and experience Dundee Waterfront now.”
The app has been developed in Scotland by Edinburgh-based Luma 3D Interactive, a leading specialist 3D consultancy.
Kevin Archibald, production director at Luma 3D Interactive, explained: “We have created a 3D app that is at the forefront both technically and creatively in this field and will help take the Dundee Waterfront Project to a much wider audience. It’s great to work on a project of this profile that allows us to demonstrate how Scotland is leading the way in this design technology.”
The ‘Dundee Waterfront 2018’ app can be downloaded at:
www.dundeewaterfront.com/interactive
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dundee-waterfront-v-dundee/id1014612228?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.DundeeWF.tour&hl=en