HoloLounge

About the project

HoloLounge was a virtual reality entertainment business in Tokyo, Japan. Customers paid per hour to play games with high-end VR technology.

What was the goal of the project?

To design, develop, test, and deploy all software required for business operations at HoloLounge, and to train less technical team members.

Project execution

• Planned, designed, developed, tested, and deployed a booking app, POS software, product gallery, custom CMS, and business website with React, SASS, Node.js, MySQL, and Google Cloud.
• Collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements and conducted E2E testing with users.
• Provided onboarding, training, and product support to team members.
• Monitored production systems in real time to respond to incidents as they happened.
• Created a business site with a product gallery and booking page.
• Integrated with third-party services such as SpringboardVR and Square for hardware management and payment processing.
• Completed English/Japanese localization.
• Used PWA technology to make customer-facing software installable on all devices.

Project results

• Launched the business successfully.
• Saved $20,000+ in startup costs and $10,000 per month on operating expenses.