VR Designer: enhancing fashion showcases through immersive virtual garment fitting

• DOI: 10.1007/s10055-024-00945-w
• Publication Date: 2024-03-08T09:02:33Z
• Authors: Orestis Sarakatsanos; Anastasios Papazo...; Machi Boikou; Elisavet Chatzilari; Michaela Jauk; Ursina Hafliger; Spiros Nikolopoulos; Ioannis Kompatsiaris
• Keywords: 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; 02 engineering and technology

Abstract This paper introduces a Virtual Reality (VR) application tailored for fashion designers and retailers, transcending traditional garment design demonstration boundaries by presenting an immersive digital showcase within captivating VR environment. Simulating virtual retail store, navigate freely, selecting from array of avatar-garment combinations exploring garments diverse perspectives. experience offers precise representation the final product’s aesthetics, fit, functionality on human body. Our can be considered as pre-manufacturing layer, that empowers retailers with understanding how actual will look behave. Evaluation involved comprehensive feedback both professional undergraduate designers, gathered through usability testing sessions.