On June 27, PropertyGuru showcased its latest technology of showflat viewing using virtual reality (VR). In the bustling CBD at Raffles Place, an ordinary truck was converted into a PropertyGuru VR Showroom for passers-by to test the VR demo. A few months back I just had an amazing ‘virtual theme park roller coaster ride’ at the Samsung Galaxy Studio in front of Ngee Ann City. Wearing that heavy Samsung Gear VR on my head, it was a thrilling 5-minute sitting in the 4D Theatre plunging down at high speed during the virtual ride. So when I read that the PropertyGuru VR roadshow would be in Jurong Point, I couldn’t wait to have my first-hand experience viewing a showflat through virtual reality. Virtual Reality for Properties Allow me to talk about virtual reality in properties in less than 150 words. Virtual reality is a concept developed in 1968; though the world ......