App Gives Glimpse Of Dundee in 2018

A new app's giving us a future insight into Dundee's Waterfront.

Developed by Edinburgh based Luma 3D - it allows users to explore the waterfront in 2018 and also gives us the chance to see inside a finished V & A.

Users can see the city’s new boulevards, view the new Railway Station, explore Slessor Gardens (the new civic space) and take a bird’s eye view of the marina, new hotels, leisure, retail, business and residential areas.

The next phase of the app will go live in August, allowing users to point their devices at the V&A Dundee site hoardings to view a fully rendered 3D visualisation of the completed design museum. Mike Galloway, Director of City Development at Dundee City Council said: “The 3D app is an astonishing piece of technology that unveils how Dundee Waterfront will look in the future. We are expecting a surge in tourism and visitor numbers as the waterfront develops, so the app will allow prospective visitors or investors a chance to virtually visit and experience Dundee Waterfront now”.

Philip Long, Director of V&A Dundee said: “"This app helps bring V&A Dundee and its superb location on the waterfront at the very heart of the city to life in a fun and inspiring way. In creating Scotland's first design museum, we want to embrace the latest interactive digital technologies to showcase and celebrate the best of Scottish innovation and design."

Kevin Archibald, Production Director at Luma 3D Interactive said: “We have created a 3D app that is at the forefront both technically and creatively in this field and will help take the Dundee Waterfront Project to a much wider audience. It’s great to work on a project of this profile that allows us to demonstrate how Scotland is leading the way in this design technology.”