Practical Uses of Immersive Technology

From Design Through Construction

David Fersh
SmithGroup
DAVID FERSH
ARCHITECT, VISUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY LEADER
VIRTUAL REALITY(VR) AUGMENTED REALITY (AR)
DIAGRAM BY MICROSOFT
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
3 DEGREES
DEGREES OF FREEDOM
6 DEGREES
VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES
3 DEGREES OF FREEDOM
MOBILE VR
3 DOF

 EXPERIENTAL
 SIMPLE TO CREATE
 ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
SPHERICAL
CUBEMAP
STEREO PANORAMIC
RENDERING SOFTWARE 360 CAMERAS
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VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES
6 DEGREES OF FREEDOM

OCULUS QUEST
OCULUS RIFT

VIVE COSMOS

HTC VIVE

WINDOWS “MIXED REALITY”

TRAVEL KITS

(2) TRAVEL KITS

WHY AR/VR?
WHY AR/VR?
ADAPTED FROM NATIONAL TRAINING
LABORATORIES, MAINE
WORFLOW IMPACTS
SIMPLE TRANSITION TO VR IS VITAL

 ACCURATE, HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS

IN DOCUMENTATION MODELS
 INCREASED MODEL FIDELITY AND
DETAIL
 ENTOURAGE IN REVIT
COLLABORATIVE VIRTUAL REALITY
AUGMENTED/ MIXED REALITY DEVICES

HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAYS MOBILE DEVICES

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FORM DIAGRAMS
DC WATER HEADQUARTERS
NET SOLAR HEAT GAIN
DC WATER HEADQUARTERS
DESIGN SOFTWARE
DC WATER HEADQUARTERS
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LESSONS LEARNED

 UNDERSTAND YOUR GOALS

 FILTER DATA AGGRESSIVELY

 DOCUMENT YOUR PROCESS

WHATS NEXT
THE FUTURE OF IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGY
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