# Arkio : Meta Landscaping Prototype

By [Meta East](https://paragraph.com/@mattheweastman) · 2022-07-13

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I’m using the ARKIO app with the Quest 2 headset to recreate my condo building with a mock-up of the landscaping work my HOA has agreed upon installing. It would have been nice to have a mock-up light to show the HOA before we all agreed on plant options/heights etc. Anyway, here we go!!

Anytime I start designing in the metaverse it always takes me 10-20 minutes to re-learn where all the tools are for each platform. they are all pretty similar but it always amazes me the 10 mins of frustration I have to go through to remember “how do I copy polygons again?!?”.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/41adafef16388af32c2e4286d2d9512dd777490317b1d0ac5f698d164936306d.jpg)

Once I got moving and grooving, I was able to build this below pretty quickly.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/0cf693c86dc00cb85c2b0485a8e76a9bfc9907756e182fae5c6d5600243ac8fd.jpg)

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/396b92f5803504d3b9771cf548a749c7b031908dc512f2ec729bddbd280f08cd.jpg)

Note it’s not built to scale and the ARKIO app is more for layout or city planning design than it is fine 3D rendering. I built the building within one of the neighboorhood demos they offer on their free version of the app.

While the high-end detail isn’t there like it is in say unity, I’m actually still pretty impressed at how quickly I can mock up a 3d visual of our HOA landscaping quote. I could see a future where ARKIO is used as a supplimental 3d visual for landcaping remodels or city planning proposals. I could also see it being useful in the rapid prototyping/brainstorming phase for architecture projects.

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/42b07e8730b214bc4361f81d0fa97731e810f8c1373eddf9524019b22d579cdf.jpg)

Next, I started a meeting with myself to test out what it would be like to have a meeting to present this mock-up. I started a meeting on my VR headset and I joined on my iphone via the ARKIO 2d smartphone app.. seamless!

![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/9749e296f3d5538c18352b4ba92f0f6a13aed9f0d294e54ce75bf1caa2bc4ffa.jpg)

[https://uploadvr.com/arkio-world-creation-quest-launch/](https://uploadvr.com/arkio-world-creation-quest-launch/)

**This app is robust**. Other things that caught my eye

*   ARKIO lab lets you quickly transfer assets between your computer and AR headset, Unity and other 3D tools integrate easily into ARKIO.
    
    *   Revit, Rhino, sketch up, unity
        
    *   I set up unity and connected with Arkio plugin
        
*   Dedication to the creative workflow. I like the scenes feature and the meeting tools have some great interactive features to host a meeting.
    
*   Impressed with the plugins
    

[https://www.arkio.is/workflow](https://www.arkio.is/workflow)

*   Generally impressed with the attention to detail with the tools they offer as well as the tutorial section.

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*Originally published on [Meta East](https://paragraph.com/@mattheweastman/arkio-meta-landscaping-prototype)*