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By Tom Sparks | www.WeGetAroundNetwork.com | www.WGAN-TV.comBusiness Entrepreneurship Technology

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August 18, 2024 324. A Real Estate Photographer's Perspective on Why and How to Offer Virtual Staging Powered by AI
www.WGAN.INFO/VSAi
-- Why offer real estate agents an Add On bundle of a virtual staging by AI?
-- How do you roll-out virtual staging powered by AI to your real estate agent clients?
-- Can you really get virtual staging done within 30 seconds versus 1-2 days of bespoke virtual staging?
-- What are some pricing strategies to charge for virtually staged images by AI?

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, August 15, 2024, my guest is:

✓ Scan Your Space (a Division of Sparks Media Group) Founder and CEO Tom Sparks (b]@ScanYourSpace[/b])

Topic

WGAN-TV | A Real Estate Photographer's Perspective on Why and How to Offer Virtual Staging Powered by AI

I will ask Tom to show us how he creates virtual staging powered by AI of residential real estate and to tell us how and why real estate photographers should offer virtual staging powered by AI:

✓ Why offer real estate agents an Add On bundle of a virtual staging by AI?
✓ How do you roll-out virtual staging powered by AI to your real estate agent clients?
✓ Can you really get virtual staging done within 30 seconds versus 1-2 days of bespoke virtual staging?
✓ What are some pricing strategies to charge for virtually staged images by AI?
✓ In addition to bespoke virtual staging
✓ For empty listings
✓ For badly furnished listings
✓ To declutter rooms
✓ Why should a photographer offer virtual staging?
✓ Why a photographer that is presently outsourcing virtual staging should try Virtual Staging AI?
✓ What are the benefits of virtual staging from a real estate agent's perspective?
✓ What are suggested pricing strategies for real estate photographers to charge real estate agents?
✓ Why should virtual staging be included in a real estate photographer's bundles?
✓ Should virtual staging - and virtual decluttering - be offered as an Add On (or no charge)?
✓ How does virtual staging differentiate a real estate photographer?
✓ What does "Decluttering Included" mean?
✓ What does "Unlimited Revisions" mean?
✓ How to get the best virtual staging results with Virtual Staging AI?

Special Offer for We Get Around Network Standard Members

✓ Receive the free use of Virtual Staging AI (VSI) Standard Plan for 12 months
✓ WGAN Standard Member? Receive VSI Benefit (To receive the password, please Private Message @DanSmigrod)
✓ Virtual Staging AI Standard Plan includes:

✓ 20 photos per month
✓ Unlimited renders
✓ All room types and styles
✓ Decluttering included
✓ No watermark
✓ Less than 30 second turnaround
✓ Image storage forever
1 hr 3 min
August 11, 2024 323. WGAN-TV | Multimedia Case Study: Visit Hampton, Virginia 3D Digital Twin Tour (www.HamptonTour.com)
www.HamptonTour.com | www.WGAN.info/HamptonTourVideo
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-- How Was this 3D Tour Created? www.HamptonTour.com
-- How did this multimedia digital twin project come about?
-- How is the tour client being used by the client: Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau?

Stay-tuned...

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 8 August 2024, my guests are:

1. Home3D.us 3D/360º Virtual Tour Creation and Consultant Kevin Dole (@Home3D);
2. Home3D.us 3D/360º Virtual Tour and Aerial Content Creator Eric Dole; and
3. Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau Director Mary Fugere

After a demo of this multimedia 3D digital twin Tour (www.HamptonTour.com), here sre some of the questions that I anticipate asking these questions.

Questions

For Mary ...

✓ How is the Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau using www.HamptonTour.com?
✓ How else is the Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau using www.HamptonTour.com?
✓ What was the primary use case(s) that inspired you to seek-out a tour like this?
✓ How will Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau measure results of www.HamptonTour.com?
✓ How did this multimedia digital twin project come about?

✓ What was the RFP process for Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau to source a vendor for this project?
✓ Can you explain the competitive bid process for this project?
✓ How close was Home3D.us delivering your vision with www.HamptonTour.com?

For Kevin ...

✓ How did you learn about the Request For Proposal (RFP)?
✓ What was the process for responding to the RFP?
✓ With so many variables, what was your budgeting process?
✓ Were there change orders involved in the creation of this tour?
✓ What challenges did the team run into and how were they solved?
✓ What was the timeline for the creation of this project?

For Kevin and Eric ...

✓ What tools were used to create this tour?

-- Including a discussion of .glb and .gltf
-- Can you speak to aerial, photogrammetry and Metashape?
-- Can you speak to 3DVista's feature for creating "sequences" and how this was used in the tour?
-- How/where is this tour hosted (and why)?

✓ Who created what in this tour?

Eric ...

✓ How were the fly-through videos created?
✓ How was the 3D map created?

For Kevin ...

✓ Kevin, you did a post in the We Get Around Network Forum titled: Matterport, 3DVista and a hammer
Please explain what you meant by hammer saying: "To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail."

✓ Your thoughts about Matterport versus 3DVista or Matterport plus 3DVista?
✓ How can a Matterport Service Provider collaborate with Home3D.us on projects like this in their market?
✓ What else should we talk about: www.HamptonTour.com

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Questions from WGAN Forum Member @JamesG

✓ Did you keep track of how many hours was spent creating this project and where those hours were spent? (ie. 3D scanning, shooting aerial photos/video, photo editing, meeting/planning with Hampton Convention & Visitor Bureau, etc.)
✓ How does this tour do on VR platforms? What are your general thoughts on the future of virtual tours in regards to VR?
✓ Any tips, advice, or strategies you would care to share regarding the selling/marketing of these types of virtual tours?

Question from @Ron0987

✓ How did they balance content sized 3D models and video so as not to have any issues on 3DVista band width. What size 3D model and setting in 3DVista to achieve this good resolution on the final product and any tips they can pass on. Would they be willing to share final file size of the completed model?
1 hr 19 min
July 22, 2024 222-WGAN-TV | How to Publish to Google Street View from Matterport; +10 GSV FAQ Pro Tips
-- How do you publish to Google Street View from a multi-floor Matterport virtual tour?
-- What are Google Street View "blue lines" and how can they be updated?
-- How can you improve the "walk around" experience of a Google Street View tour?

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (1 pm ET / 5 am Brisbane, Australia) on Thursday, July 18, 2024, by guest is: Wingman Media Brisbane Owner Michael Lysov (@WingMan)

[Note: Special time for this episode: 1 pm Eastern Time (ET)]

Topic

WGAN-TV | How to Publish to Google Street View from Matterport; Plus, 10 GSV FAQ Pro Tips for Common Problems (Solved)

Here some of the questions that I will ask Mike to help get to at least 10 Google Street View Pro Tips for Matterport Service Providers that use the Matterport Add On for Google Street View:

Questions | Demo

1. How do I publish a Matterport tour to Google Street View?
2. How do I publish a Matterport tour with multiple floors to Google Street View?
3. How do I only publish some scans in my Matterport tour to Google Street View?
4. How do you un-publish a Google Street View tour using Matterport Workshop GSV Add On?
5. When you publish to Google Street View from Matterport, how are stairs handled?

6 How do I switch to publishing the same tour via the Client's Google Street View account?
7. What are chevrons on Google Street View?
8. How do you designate floors on Google Street View? What are: GL, L1, L2, L3?
9. Is there a difference between Google Maps and Google Street View regarding virtual tours?

Questions | No Demo

10. I see 360s from my Matterport tour on Google Street View, but the [b]360s are not linked. Now what?
11. I published my Matterport tour to GSV successfully, but it does not show up on "blue lines" Now what?
12. I published my Matterport tour to Google Street View, but it only shows up as Private. Now what?
13. How can I update the old Google Street View "blue lines" in front of my client's business?
14. What is a Google Business Listing and how do I help my clients get it?

15. What's the difference between a Google business Profile and a Google Profile (without ID)?
16. Can I publish Matterport 360 Views to Google Street View or just Matterport 3D Scans?
17. Does the Matterport blur tool work with Google Street View?
18. My Google Street View tour has too many links?
19. How do you add a customer logo in the nadir (bottom of tour)?

20. When and why do you use Pano2VR?
21. What's a Place ID?
22. When and why does it matter if a GSV tour has a Place ID?
23. How do you become a Google Street View Trusted Photographer via Matterport? (Schrodinger's Cat?)
24. Advantages and disadvantages of using Matterport or Pano2VR to publish to Google Street View?

Questions | Money and Pricing

25. Does Google Street View charge for tours published to Google Street View?
26. Does Matterport charge for publishing Matterport tours to Google Street View?
27. As a photographer, do you charge for publishing to Google Street View?
28. Should I charge for maintenance and support (recurring fee) when I publish client's tours to GSV?
29. Anything else about Matterport publishing to Google Street View?
30. Anything else about publishing to Google Street View in general?
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About Wingman Media Brisbane

360 degree Property & Business Virtual Tours Service provider. 360 & business keywords & product photography.

Matterport Service Partner with a Matterport Pro2, Matterport Pro3 cameras and a Leica BLK360 LiDAR scanner. Google Trusted Photographer for business tours for Google maps. Google My business listing audit. Licensed drone pilot. www.WingmanMedia.com.au
59 min
July 13, 2024 221. WGAN-TV | Easy Add Ons: Photo Books, Brochures, Flyers and Mailings via Urbanimmersive's UiPrint Service
www.Urbanimmersive.com
-- Are you seeking an easy add-on of photo books and 1-sheets?
-- How do you simplify your workflow providing clients with fliers and mailings from your images?
-- What is a print media editor platform and how can it help you make money?

On Thursday, July 11, 2024 on WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET), my guests are:

✓ Urbanimmersive Inc. Director of U.S. Operations and Imaging Services Craig Pittelli
✓ Urbanimmersive Inc. Executive Vice-President François-Hugues Liberge

Our Topic

WGAN-TV | Easy Add Ons: Photo Books, Brochures, Flyers and Mailings via Urbanimmersive's UiPrint Service

Topics Include

1. What is Urbanimmersive's UiPrint Service?
2. Show examples of finished printed pieces: photo book, brochures, flyers, mailers
3. What is the Urbanimmersive UiPrint Media Editor?
4. Show how to use the Urbanimmersive UiPrint Media Editor to create: photo book, brochure, flyer, mailer
5. Backstory on the Urbanimmersive's HomeVisit (state-of-the-art printing facilities in Chantilly, VA)
6. How to include Floor Plans
7. How to include stock photos
8. How print products are sold and priced
9. How sales tax is handled
10. How real estate photographers are paid for print products ordered by real estate agents
11. How real estate agents can use the Urbanimmersive portal for UiPrint to order print products
12. How to leverage print products to differentiate your photography business
59 min
June 28, 2024 220-WGAN-TV | 10 Takeaways for Real Estate Photographers from AWE USA 2024 and its Apple Vision Pro Workshop
-- What AR/VR/XR was announced at Augmented World Expo® (AWE) that you need to know about?
-- What's the latest on Apple Vision Pro meets real estate photographers?
-- Enjoy hearing what's cool in spatial computing?

Stay tuned!

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Wednesday, 26 June 2024, my guest is:

✓ Hopscotch Interactive CEO and Chief Media Officer Emily Olman talking about:

WGAN-TV - 10 Takeaways for Real Estate Photographers from AWE USA 2024 and its Vision Workshop

Since Emily is a Matterport Service Provider, owns an Apple Vision Pro and is a Co-Chair of the AWE Vision Workshop at AWE USA 2024, she can provide a unique perspective for the WGAN Community.

Emily has been a guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 many times, including:

✓ WGAN-TV | Matterport + Apple Vision Pro: Imagining the Possibilities
57 min
June 22, 2024 319-WGAN-TV | Why Attend Photography + Media for Real Estate Conference (PMRE) in Las Vegas (13-15 November 2024)
✓ Save $100 on PMRE Standard Registration with Coupon Code: WGAN100
✓ Save $50 on PMRE Livestream/On-Demand with Coupon Code: WGANSTREAM
✓ PMRE Registration
✓ Website: www.PMREconference.com
✓ Email: [email protected] [Sponsorship, Group Sales]
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WGAN-TV | Why Attend Photography + Media for Real Estate Conference (PMRE) in Las Vegas (13-15 November 2024)

✓ Are you ready to amp-up your real estate photography business?
✓ What are best practices for running a real estate photography business?
✓ Do you want to connect and learn from the best real estate media creators around the world?

Stay tuned!

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, June 20, 2024, my guest will be Photography + Media for Real Estate Conference (PMRE) Owner and Organizer Brandon Cooper for this episode:

WGAN-TV | Why Attend Photography + Media for Real Estate Conference (PMRE) in Las Vegas (13-15 November 2024

Discussion Includes

✓ PMRE Presenters
✓ PMRE Agenda
✓ PMRE Workshops
✓ PMRE Sponsors
✓ PMRE 2024 Networking Nightcap Party (Wednesday, November 13, 2024)
✓ Venue: Palms Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada (KAOS Showroom)

I have already registered (my second year attending), book my stay at the Palms Casino Resort and round-trip flights from Atlanta.

I look forward to seeing you at PMRE 2024.
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About PMRE 2024

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Website: www.PMREconference.com
Email: [email protected]
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PMRE 2024, the 6th annual Photography and Media for Real Estate Conference, is a one-of-a-kind event that brings together hundreds of the most passionate and engaged real estate photography and media creators from around the world.

Since 2019, this conference has become the go-to event for creative professionals in the real estate industry who want to learn from, and network with, other like-minded individuals. What started as just an idea for an event to network with other photographers has grown to become a marquee event which helps shape the direction of creativity in the real estate media space.

Source: PMRE
1 hr 5 min
June 08, 2024 318-WGAN-TV | How to Use Matterport Property Report and Plug-ins: Compass, Mini-Map, Quick Link and Business Card
-- Do you want to add a compass or interactive mini-map to your Matterport digital twin?
-- Are you seeking a workflow for measuring a Matterport space to invoice clients based on SQ FT?
-- How do you help a real estate agent get more leads from Matterport virtual tours?

Stay tuned!

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 6 June 2024, my guest is Scan Your Space (a Division of Sparks Media Group Founder and CEO Tom Sparks.

Our Topic

WGAN-TV | How to Use Matterport Property Report and Plug-ins: Compass, Mini-Map, Quick Link and Business Card

Tom will show the front-end (and how to use in Matterport Workshop):

1. Matterport Property Report

1A. An overview of Property Report (front-end and back-end demos)
1B. Multiple Floors (room dimensions, exterior dimensions and area SQ FT)
2C. (How to delete/add walls/fill-in missing walls)

2. Matterport Compass Plugin-in (See video 2, Matterport digital twin example 1)

2A. How to enable
2B. How to Set North on the Compass
2C. How to select the Compass style (analog, arrow, minimal)
2D. How to select the location for the Compass

3. Matterport Mini-Map Plug-in (See video 1 and Matterport digital twin example 1)

3A. How to enable
3B. How to set North
3C. How to enable a background for the mini-map
3D. How to display the mini-map in a circle or square
3E. How to set the location of the mini-map
3F. How to set the mini-map zoom

4. Matterport Quick Link Plug-in (See video 4, Matterport digital twin example 2)

4A. How to enable
4B. Text to Display
4C. Photo (or Graphic)
4D. URL (when you click on the photo (or graphic) [Could point to a "Contact Us" form, for example]

5. Matterport Business Card Plug-in (See video 3, Matterport digital twin example 2

5A. How to enable
5B. agent name
5C. agent email address
5D. agent phone number
5E. agent business name
5F. agent photo
5G. company logo
5H. company website
5I. social media links

These features were announced in February and are available in Matterport Workshop (not available to Matterport Classic Plan users).

In Matterport Workshop, while editing a space, see the plugins tab on the right hand side menu when editing a space according to the Matterport Blog post on (15 February 2024).
1 hr 5 min
May 22, 2024 317. WGAN-TV | SIM-ON by SIMLAB +NETxAutomation: A Next Level of Interoperability with Building Management System (BMS)
-- How can live data be added to Matterport digital twins for facilities management?
-- How can IoT from various open standards be centralized and synchronized from various open standards?
-- Why is a Matterport digital twin better than a traditional 2D dashboard of physical space for building automation control?

Stay tuned ...

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) Thursday, 16 May 2024, our topic is:

SIM-ON by SIMLAB +NETxAutomation: A Next Level of Interoperability with Building Management System (BMS)

Guests

-- NETxAutomation Software GMBH Sales & Business Development Suvankar Das
-- SIMLAB Product Owner/Project Manager (SIM-ON) Michał Szopa

Topics

✓ Enriching Matterport model with live data
✓ New, intuitive Digital Twin interface with 2D dashboard option
✓ Centralized synchronization of multiple vendors
✓ Hardware interoperability for automation scenes: FIBARO, SmartThings, KNX IoTech, NETxAutomation
✓ Integration with NETxAutomation Building Management System (BMS)
✓ IoT connectivity via NETx Server
✓ Building automation standards interoperability: KNX, OPC, BACnet, Modbus, SNMP
✓ IoT multi-vendor connection possibilities for Matterport users by NETx Cloud Portal
✓ Application of digital twin model with NETx in various types of buildings e.g commercial, hospitality, industrial etc.
✓ Making life easy for the technical staff in buildings thanks to the hybrid visualisation model of digital twin and 2D graphics offered by Simlab and NETx
✓ How to increase the acceptability of such solution among decision-makers – expos, demo centers, training etc.

Backstory of SIMLAB and NETxAutomation Partnership

Merging SIMLAB software packages with NETxAutomation solutions brings the next-generation Building Management System (BMS). Leveraging NETx Cloud Portal interface, SIM-ON platform connects multi-protocol ecosystems with immersive Digital Twins.

Using cutting-edge Matterport technology, SIM-ON transforms a traditional 2D dashboard into an interactive 3D model of physical space, creating a new experience of building automation control and facility management.

NETxAutomation and SIMLAB have joined forces to integrate software packages and bring you the next-generation Building Management System (BMS).

SIM-ON platform provides NETxAutomation system with innovative Matterport Digital Twin technology. NETx software gained spatial coverage based on a top-notch reality capture standard delivered by global leader Matterport.

SIM-ON works on top of these realistic, navigable 360 spaces, transforming traditional 2D dashboards into interactive digital twins. Supporting all vendors integrated by NETx, creates a new experience of building automation control.

Navigable, immersive 3D interface expands BMS essential function with alert notifications and facility management features, such as maintenance scheduling, communication tools, documentation storage, and more.

All NETx system vendors controlled within one digital twin platform

✓ Intuitive and user-friendly 3D interface
✓ Secure and easy access to device data
✓ Visual presentation of device activity and settings
✓ Sensors alert notifications

All Information Stored in One Data Container

✓ Real mapping of devices in space
✓ Collect all data about devices, equipment, and furnishing in one place
✓ Adding photos, videos, and documents
✓ Multiple categories for intuitive management

All tasks and Issues Resolved With One Tool

✓ Schedule and manage facility maintenance items
✓ Real-time facility inspection in full 3D
✓ Build your customized timeline activity graphs
✓ Link to your favorite news and widgets
✓ Report issues with task manager
59 min
May 11, 2024 316. WGAN-TV | How to Turn an iGUIDE 3D Virtual Tour into a Real-Time 24/7 Lead Capture Machine for Real Estate Agents
-- How do you turn an iGUIDE 3D virtual tour into a lead magnet for real estate agents?
-- How can you help real estate agents get iGUIDE 3D virtual tour real-time leads via SMS or email?
-- How can you give an automatic response to the lead with more info about the real estate listing?

Stay tuned ...

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) Thursday, 9 May 2024 our topic is:

WGAN-TV | How to Turn an iGUIDE 3D Virtual Tour into a Real-Time 24/7 Lead Capture Machine for Real Estate Agents via SMS or Email

My guests are:

-- Planitar Inc. (iGUIDE) Product Marketing Manager Chris White @Chris_iGuide
-- Planitar Inc. (iGUIDE ) Senior Marketing Manager Charlene Hancock @Charlene_iGUIDE

iGUIDE Lead Magnet is an interactive pop-up element that appears in the iGUIDE Viewer as potential buyers explore real estate listings. The feature allows buyers to request more details by providing their contact information in exchange for receiving access to additional visuals via an email or SMS from the listing agent. The agent now can engage with the qualified lead as they choose.

Chris and Charlene will demo and discuss the free iGUIDE Lead Magnet feature, including:

1. Demo: Homebuyer experience
2. Features for Homebuyer
3. Benefits for Homebuyer

4. Demo: Real Estate Agent experience
5. Features for Real Estate Agent
6. Benefits for Real Estate Agent

7. Demo: Real Estate Photographer experience (back-end)
8. Features for Real Estate Photographer
9. Benefits for Real Estate Photographer

About Planitar:

Founded in 2013 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, Planitar Inc. is the maker of iGUIDE, a proprietary camera and software platform for capturing and delivering immersive 3D virtual tours and extensive property data. iGUIDE is the most efficient system to map interior spaces and features accurate floor plans, measurements and reliable property square footage. By integrating floor plans and visual data, iGUIDE provides an intuitive and practical way to navigate and explore built environments digitally. For more, visit: goiguide.com
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iGUIDE Website: www.GoiGUIDE.com | Schedule a Video Chat with an iGUIDE Specialist
iGUIDE Lead Magnet: Landing Page
iGUIDE Lead Magnet: Media Release
iGUIDE PLANIX Camera Kit: Buy Now
WGAN-TV Podcast shows: iGUIDE
WGAN Forum posts tagged: iGUIDE
54 min
May 05, 2024 215-WGAN-TV | Part 2 | Deep-Dive Demo of Metareal Stage V2.0 for Creating 3D Digital Twins
[Part 1: https://wgan.info/MetrarealOnWGAN]
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Would you like to see a back-end demo of Metareal Stage V2.0, including:

– how to create a before and after slider within the tour?
– how to add drone 360 panoramas?
– how to create a virtual tour of a space that has not yet been built?

Stay tuned ...

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 2 May 2024, my guest Metareal Inc. Co-Founder and CEO Gareth Morgan. (@gareth)

WGAN-TV Part 2 | Deep-Dive Demo of Metareal Stage V2.0 for Creating 3D Digital Twins

Gareth will show and tell us about the back-end of Metareal Stage V2.0.

What questions should I ask Gareth during the show?

Best,

Dan

P.S. ....

In Part 1 of WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 25 April 2024 ...

[i]Are you seeking a 3D Digital Twin platform that:

1. saves you thousands of dollars annually?
2. requires up to three times less time on site?
3. always includes floor plans?
4. includes aerial (drone) 360 panorama support?
5. can be shot with any 360 camera (or DSLR with a fish-eye lens)
6. has Revit, CAD and BIM integrations for AEC
7. enables easy before and after comparisons (Variants)?
8. includes deep building insights documentation?
9. makes sure your content is yours?
10. includes an option for DIY 3D Digital Twin 360 panorama linking to save you $$$?

Stay tuned ...

On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET) on Thursday, 25 April 2024, my guest Metareal Inc. Co-Founder and CEO Gareth Morgan.

WGAN-TV Topic: Features and Benefits of Metareal Stage V2.0 for Creating 3D Digital Twins

Gareth will show and tell the features and benefits of Metareal Stage 3D Digital Twin platform. Gareth will also include a demo of the front-end: what the user sees.
59 min

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