Case Study: CAE Healthcare accelerates XR design and prototyping with ShapesXR

Designing immersive experiences for the healthcare industry

Customer CAE Healthcare, a provider of simulation-based educational tools for healthcare professionals, faced the challenge of designing immersive mixed reality experiences. Moving beyond traditional 2D design applications was difficult, as it involved significant guesswork for scale and user experience, leading to inefficient back-and-forth with developers. They needed a solution that would allow their team to prototype and iterate directly within a spatial environment.

ShapesXR provided the solution by enabling the CAE Healthcare team to design, prototype, and collaborate in VR/AR. This allowed them to visualize user flows at a 1:1 scale before any coding began, significantly improving design accuracy. Using ShapesXR's real-time collaboration and Unity plug-in streamlined the process, reducing unnecessary back-and-forth by at least 50% and saving considerable development time. The result was a more efficient design process and a final product that more accurately reflected the team's vision for an immersive user experience.

CAE Healthcare

Dan Maitland

Senior UI/UX Designer