A locally-developed, virtual-reality solution allows shoppers to "try on" hundreds of rings in minutes. Try-On is a clever, interactive, easy-to-use accessory for jewellery-shop operators that links a sophisticated 3-D scanner to a database of high-resolution images of rings. The relatively compact technology scans a customer's hand and displays the image on a high-definition touch-screen. The customer selects rings from the library to "slip" on to any finger of the scanned hand.

Characteristics of Technology

• interdisciplinary practice

Characteristics of Technological outcomes

• customisation of final product

Technological modelling

• virtual reality

Technological systems

• integration of design and construction components

Brief development

• initial stakeholder consultation

Outcome development and evaluation

• developing an initial concept; manufacturing of final product