As measured by the number of assets created, the fastest-growing category of virtual software may be those that scan the real world. Matterport, for example, is a multi-billion-dollar platform company whose software converts scans from devices such as iPhones to produce rich 3D models of building interiors. Today, the company’s software is primarily used by property owners to create vivid and navigable replicas of their real estate on sites such as Zillow, Redfin, or Compass, affording would-be renters, as well as construction professionals and other services providers, a better way to
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