System and Method for an Immersive Marketplace with Interactive Visualization of Retail Items in a User Space

A system for interactively visualizing at least one retail item for sale from at least one merchant within a three-dimensional (3D) visual representation of a user-provided space, comprising:

• a host in communication with a user and a plurality of merchants via a wide area network (WAN), said host comprising at least one memory device for storing machine readable instructions adapted to perform the steps of:
• receiving a two-dimensional (2D) image of said user-provided space from said user, said user-provided space including at least a floor portion and at least one wall portion, wherein at least one user item is located on either said wall portion or said floor portion;
• using said 2D image to generate (a) said 3D visual representation of said user-provided space including said floor portion and said at least one wall portion and (b) a 3D visual representation of said user item;
• allowing said user to select said retail item for sale from said merchant, wherein said retail item has an associated image from which a 3D visual representation has been created;
• and
• presenting to said user said 3D visual representation of said retail item within said 3D visual representation of said user-provided space wherein said user can selectively move said 3D visual representation of said retail item within said 3D visual representation of said user-provided space and selectively insert, remove, and move said 3D visual representation of said user item within said 3D visual representation.