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Simulated Extravagance

Giving consumers a taste of luxury, brands offer lavish simulations

Implications - Offering consumers a taste of the high life, brands are turning to simulations that mimic extravagant situations. Moving beyond the typical target demographic, high-end brands are using virtual reality to make typically unattainable experiences more tangible for the average consumer, helping to reduce consumer apprehension through immersive visuals.
Trend Themes
1. Virtual Reality Simulations - Brands are using virtual reality to make typically unattainable experiences more tangible for the average consumer, providing disruptive innovation opportunities in creating virtual test drives and VR fashion shows.
2. VR Real Estate - Luxury homes sales brand Sotheby’s Internatonal Realty is using Samsung Gear VR to offer patrons an upscale VR tour through 360-degree video footage, a disruptive innovation opportunity for real estate marketing in the luxury housing market.
3. Multi-sensory VR Events - The success of virtual reality marketing for Kayak travel booking platform to transport individuals from London to Miami, provides disruptive innovation opportunities to create more multi-sensory VR pop-up events.
Industry Implications
1. Automotive Industry - Car brands can explore creating more realistic simulations in their vehicle testing experiences, expanding into gaming platforms and maximizing engagement with tech-savvy audiences.
2. Real Estate Industry - Real estate agents and brands can incorporate VR technology to offer 360-degree tours of luxury homes to potential buyers seeking alternate home tours with highly prestigious brands such as Sotheby's.
3. Travel Industry - Travel companies can explore creating more immersive multi-sensory pop-up events to entice potential customers and to offer exciting new virtual experiences beyond a vacation destination.
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Featured Examples

Virtual Concept Vehicles
Virtual Concept Vehicles
Playstation Gamers Can Test Drive the Nissan Vision Gran Turismo
You might never get to really get behind the wheel of the Concept 2020 Nissan Vision Gran Turismo, but if you’re a gamer, getting to take the car for a virtual spin might just be good enough.... MORE
VR Fashion Shows
VR Fashion Shows
The 'Democratic Front Row' App Mimics the Fashion Week Experience
‘Democratic Front Row’ is a new VR app that recreates the feeling of sitting front row at a fashion show. Although many consumers are interested in fashion, actually attending a runway... MORE
Vacation-Inspired VR Events
Vacation-Inspired VR Events
This Kayak Pop-Up Transported People to Miami Via VR
Held on Blue Monday, the day science has determined to be the “saddest” day of the year, this intriguing VR event for travel booking platform Kayak transported individuals from London to... MORE
Virtual Car Showrooms
Virtual Car Showrooms
Tesla's Car Showroom Can Now Be Browsed on Google Streetview
Even if you’re as far away as you could possibly be from Seattle, it’s now possible to step foot inside Tesla’s car showroom—virtually, anyway. Since Google Maps now lets you... MORE
VR Real Estate Platforms
VR Real Estate Platforms
Sotheby's Uses Virtual Reality Software to Sell Luxury Homes
Upscale auction house Sotheby’s is venturing into the world of VR real estate and is now using virtual reality technology to sell its luxury homes. Sotheby’s Internatonal Realty is using... MORE
Faux Snow Fashion Campaigns
Faux Snow Fashion Campaigns
The Moncler Fall/Winter 2014/2015 Ads Feature Simulated Settings
The Moncler Fall/Winter 2014/2015 campaign has simulated a wintery backdrop within pictures shot by photographer Steven Meisel. In the advertisements, models Anna Ewers, Sasha Luss and RJ King... MORE

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