Redraw Reality

🟦 Inspiration

The idea for Redraw Reality began with a personal experience.

Some time ago, I decided to renovate my own workspace. It sounded simple — repaint the walls and buy a larger monitor.

But the process quickly became filled with uncertainty.

I struggled to choose the right wall color. Would a lighter shade make the room feel more spacious? Would a darker tone improve focus? Everything looked great in catalogs, yet it was difficult to truly imagine how it would look inside my actual space.

Then came the monitor dilemma.
24 inches? 27 inches? Ultrawide?
Would it look proportional on my desk?
Would it feel too large for my viewing distance?

To be certain, I had to imagine every possibility — or physically try them one by one, which was clearly impractical and time-consuming.

That’s when a simple question emerged:

Why can’t I just draw these changes directly into my real space before making a decision?

Designing a room should not feel like a gamble.
It shouldn’t be about guessing the outcome and hoping everything works out.

Designing a space should feel like a natural creative process — like sketching ideas directly into the real world.

Because the right space is not just about aesthetics.
It is a long-term investment in comfort, focus, and productivity.
And beyond that, it is where meaningful moments are created with the people we care about.

Redraw Reality was born from the need to turn uncertainty into clarity.

🟦 What It Does

Redraw Reality transforms your physical room into a living design canvas that you can draw on directly.

Once the user puts on the headset, the real room is mapped in real time. Walls, ceilings, and surrounding surfaces become interactive fields that can be modified using the stylus.

Users can start drawing directly on the wall.

Select a wall → the color changes instantly
Try different color combinations without risk

Users can also create decorative elements directly on the wall:

Draw wooden panels
Create lighting strips
Add patterns or accent designs
Freely design aesthetic elements

Every stroke becomes part of the space.

To add 3D objects, users press the Rear Button to open a pop-up panel that appears intuitively around them.

From the panel, users can select:

Tables
Chairs
Shelves
Plants
Lamps
Other decorative elements

Selected objects appear in real scale and can be moved, rotated, and positioned until they feel perfectly aligned with the room.

Users can:

Save multiple design versions
Capture screenshots using the Meta Button
Share their designs on social media or other platforms
Collaborate in real time with friends or designers inside the same virtual space

Redraw Reality makes creativity tangible.

🟦 How We Built It

We built Redraw Reality with an experience-first approach.

The application leverages spatial mapping to understand room geometry in real time. Detected walls and surfaces become responsive, interactive canvases.

We developed a natural drawing engine that enables:

Strokes to anchor directly onto real-world surfaces
Color changes to follow stylus movement
Decorative elements to appear contextually on selected surfaces

MX Ink integration was designed intentionally:

Tip → draw and move objects
Front Button → select and confirm
Middle Button → reset / erase
Rear Button → open object panel
Meta Button → screenshot & share

We also implemented shared spatial anchors to enable real-time collaboration, allowing multiple users to see and modify the same space simultaneously.

The entire system was designed to preserve immersion, stability, and natural interaction.

🟦 Challenges We Ran Into

The biggest challenge was translating freeform drawing into a system that remains precise and stable.

Not every user draws the same way. We had to design a system capable of:

Interpreting user intent from different stroke styles
Maintaining accuracy while users move around the space
Delivering UI elements that feel immersive rather than intrusive

Balancing creative freedom with structured design control was the core challenge.

🟦 Accomplishments That We're Proud Of

We are proud that Redraw Reality:

Makes MX Ink the core of the experience, not just an accessory
Turns renovation into an immersive creative exploration
Introduces a spatial UI that respects the real environment
Combines creativity, precision, and collaboration into one platform

We transformed “imagining change” into “seeing and experiencing it directly.”

🟦 What We Learned

We learned that real-world scale changes decision-making.

When users can walk around their ideas at full size, they think differently. Proportions become clearer. Lighting feels more realistic. Decisions feel more confident.

We also learned that a stylus changes interaction behavior. Precision and natural hand posture make the design process feel more personal and intentional.

Mixed Reality is not about adding a digital layer — it is about expanding how humans interact with space.