First, understand the space. Then choose the technology.
Virtual Space Costa Rica develops digital and immersive solutions to represent physical spaces. It combines 3D capture, virtual tours, photography, video and other digital resources, and each project is shaped around its own characteristics, goals and uses.
It was founded by Ricardo Gamboa Martínez so that a physical space can be known, explored and put to use even when people aren’t there. This is how it got here.
Before Virtual Space, a way of working
Ricardo’s relationship with technology began long before Virtual Space. It started as curiosity, became learning and, over the years, experience: more than two decades of professional work related to technology.
From that path comes a principle that still holds: first understand the problem, then choose the technology. Virtual Space is another chapter of the same story.
When being there wasn’t possible
Around 2020, with the pandemic and lockdowns, many organizations needed to strengthen their digital presence. At the same time, Servitec GyG was helping companies strengthen their web presence and technology capabilities.
That work revealed an additional need: letting physical spaces be known, shown and explored even when people couldn’t be there.
The outcome first, then the tool
Before choosing a technology, the desired outcome was defined: a space that could be explored remotely. With that goal, options were researched and Matterport was selected because it was considered robust and suitable for potentially demanding projects.
Ricardo had seen this kind of technology mainly in international projects. At the time, he had not identified equivalent local projects.
A need that stayed
After the pandemic, it became clear that digitizing a space had lasting value. Today the idea is applied in, among others:
- Real estate
- Construction
- Insurance
- Rentals
- Retail
- Tourism and hospitality
- Culture
- Events
- Food and dining
- Sports venues
…and other compatible uses. This is an open list.
SCOPE OF OUR SOLUTIONS
Our solutions can be used to create immersive experiences, document spaces, present facilities remotely, support sales processes, produce audiovisual material and bring physical spaces into digital environments.
The scope of each project is defined by its goals: the same technology can serve different purposes depending on each client’s needs.
Virtual Space today
Virtual Space is not a single-technology company. Matterport is currently one of its main tools, but the work starts earlier and always follows the same order:
- Understand the space: its scale and conditions
- Understand the goal to be achieved
- Define the capture strategy, technologies and digital products
- Turn the result into something useful
With that approach, Virtual Space works with 3D tours, spatial documentation, aerial photography and video, showrooms and web embedding of its models. Models can be embedded in the client’s existing site, on other compatible platforms or, when the project requires it, on websites and platforms developed by Servitec GyG, a software development division.
A physical space has limits. Its digital reach doesn’t have to.
That is why Virtual Space aims to let the investment made in a physical space be used beyond those who can visit it in person: to show it, walk through it, consult it, document it and integrate it. That can open up opportunities; what stays constant is that technology serves the purpose.
MISSION
To develop digital and immersive solutions that allow our clients to represent, communicate and make the most of their physical spaces professionally, using the right technology for each project and offering a close, reliable service focused on their goals.
Tools change. The approach remains.
Virtual Space intends to keep exploring ways to connect physical spaces with digital experiences and tools. Its identity is not tied to Matterport, a camera, a manufacturer, a platform or any one technology.
The aspiration is to grow as a project that, beyond creating value for its clients, broadens the positive reach of what it does and of the opportunities it creates.
VISION
To become a recognized reference in Costa Rica and the region in digital and immersive solutions for physical spaces, continuously evolving our capabilities, technologies and services to respond to new needs and new ways of interacting with spaces.
Let’s talk about your project
Every space and every goal calls for a different solution. Tell us what you need and we can look at the best way to bring your space into the digital world.
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