How much do virtual reality projects cost?

The key question is whether a VR application is being deployed to one or more systems, such as Oculus Rift, Google Cardboard, or HTC Vive, and whether it is for a trade show use only or will be delivered to a broad audience over time.

Whether it's 360° video, small helper, real estate visualization, complex VR configurators, or a full virtual reality game, the nature of your virtual reality project has a big impact on the cost.

The more your concept has already been developed, the easier it is to assess potential savings or pitfalls in advance. Of course, we are also happy to support you in the creation of concepts and, above all, user experience guidelines.

It is a long way from the idea to the virtual reality implementation, especially the testing / prototype phase is a time that has a significant impact on the costs. If you already have a prototype, the costs can decrease significantly, because many points are already clearly defined and agreed.

Is the acceptance performed by a person, IT and marketing or, for example, on the basis of tests in the target group? Are there defined acceptance rules, automated test procedures, and security checks? These factors influence the costs of the respective acceptance.

The further in advance you plan and the more time you have for a project, the lower the costs will be. This is because you enable us to plan our resources optimally and a slightly longer project duration means that your project team is smaller, which simplifies coordination and thus saves costs.

Do you want players to play against each other in your game? This usually requires a complex technical design and own servers to coordinate the games. This usually increases the costs significantly.

If the virtual reality is to obtain information from various interfaces and also send data back to the server, the structure and number of interfaces through which this is to be done are decisive for the respective costs.

A virtual reality application designed for 100 users can be technically simpler to set up than a virtual reality application that is to reach several million users. It is important to know the expected number of users in order to size the VR application and server accordingly and to avoid any unpleasant surprises in later operation.

The more devices and resolutions you want to support, the more precisely the virtual reality application must be defined. This definition can increase the cost of both design creation and development.

The more complex your virtual reality idea is, the more time developers and designers spend implementing it. As a simplification, layouts and ways of user guidance are mostly used for calculation.

The respective already defined design elements vof the respective VR platform are much easier to use than very individual and special design elements.