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VisHome

A furniture e-commerce platform featuring seamless AR measurement, smart fit filtering, and visual previews for a hassle-free shopping experience

[Date]
2024.12 - 2025.02
[Location]
Cambridge, MA
[Team Member]
Jingfei Huang, Wangli Yi
[My Role]
UXUI Design, Product Management, User Interview & Test, Competitive Study
[Keywords]
AR Measurement, Multi-Platform Interaction, E-Commerce, 3D Scanning

Problem

Selecting the right furniture for a room is traditionally fraught with uncertainty. We did 5 user interviews for their furniture shopping experience we found that...
Shoppers struggle to assess if a piece will fit their space and match their décor based only on online descriptions and photos.

Incorrect measurements leads to furniture that doesn’t fit through doors or into the intended spot.

Mismatches in style or color clash with existing decor.

Even then, it’s hard to visualize scale and appearance – a couch might look small in a catalog photo but overwhelm a living room in reality.

All this uncertainty results in frustration, delayed decisions, or costly returns when the furniture doesn’t meet expectations

Needs

Accurate Room Modeling
“I hope capturing my room’s exact dimensions is easy.”
”Amazon always hide the dimension information somewhere I can’t find.”
“They don’t provide sufficient furniture information.”
“The size sometimes is different than it looks to be.’

Personalized Fit Filtering
“Hard to find furniture that fits my space.”

Style Compatibility
“I normally spent weeks to find furniture that fits my home.”

In-Situ Visualization
“I don’t have imaginations, so I wish to see the item in my room before I buy it.”
”I just buy what I saw from my friends’ houses.”

Convenience and Confidence
Overall, users need a streamlined shopping journey that minimizes effort and uncertainty.

Competitive Study
Technical Research

Furniture e-commerce with AR/VR preview

IKEA allows users to preview furniture in a virtual room. But the room is a preset template, not their actual home.

Amazon‘s AR preview only serves as a viewing tool.

Room Scanning & AR Measurement

Polycam uses LiDAR and photogrammetry to create high-quality 3D models from real-world objects and spaces. It allows users to capture, edit, and export both low-poly and high-poly models.

Apple Measure can estimate dimensions of objects and spaces in real time. It allows users to measure length, width, and height with virtual guides.

Persona

Age
25 
Occupation
Young Professional 
Living Situation
Renting a one-bedroom apartment, lives with two cats 
Background
Recently graduated, balancing work and personal life, with a focus on making her rented space feel like home.
Motivation
Style and design that complement her personal taste, especially for long-term or high-cost purchases.
Affordability and value, ensuring that pieces are worth the investment.
Efficient shopping with clear product information, including dimensions, to make informed decisions.

Journey Map

Make it home with Comfidence

Usability Test

We invited 4 users for testing: 2 furniture consumers, 1 interior designer, and 1 spatial computing expert.

Initial

Version 2

High-Fi Prototype
Mobile

Setup

Cart

Profile

Web

Homepage

Product Details & Reviews

Scene Management

Size Filter

View In Your Room