以后买机票用VR选座

Choosing a seat on a plane is always frustrating even with a 2D seat plan. You never quite know how much leg room you’ll get or what sort of view you’ll have.

But these frustrations are about to become a thing of the past, thanks to 3D mapping technology integrated into the booking process that generates an interactive passenger’s eye view of every seat position in the cabin.

The innovation, called “3D SeatMapVR,” will be rolled out on the Emirates* booking system in the near future. Its customers will be able to get a 360-degree perspective from any seat in the cabin.

The company behind the system, Spanish-based Renacen, said: “3D SeatMapVR is a visualization* engine that displays a 3D 360-degree view during the booking process.

When a customer is choosing his seat in a traditional seat map, and he clicks on it, 3D SeatMapVR shows a window with an immersive* view. It allows the customer to see the seat dimensions*, materials and location much better. Customers can really feel the difference between one seat and another.”

It hopes that one benefit for the airline will be a reduction in complaints, because with this mapping technology, nothing should come as a surprise.

The mapping tool is compatible* with all kinds of devices, PC, tablets, smartphones, as it is based on web technology, Renacen said, so the passenger doesn’t need to download any external application or plug-in* to use it. It added: “It is all integrated in the browser, so the user experience is very fluent. And, for those who really want to feel like they’re inside the plane, it can be used with VR glasses like Google Cardboard.”

The innovation was announced as the winner this week in the Visionary Concepts category at the Crystal Cabin Awards 2018 in Hamburg.(SD-Agencies)