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isPermaLink="false">http://archvirtual.com/?p=3952</guid> <description><![CDATA[TL;DR Conf is a one day event about the emerging technology cycle driven by Post-PC devices and HTML5. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://archvirtual.com/2012/02/14/tldr-conf-a-one-day-event-about-the-emerging-technology-cycle-driven-by-post-pc-devices-and-html5/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Realtime Cities Initiative: Welcome to Virtual Dubuque!</title><link>http://archvirtual.com/2012/02/06/welcome-to-virtual-dubuque-a-realtime-cities-initiative-by-arch-virtual/</link> <comments>http://archvirtual.com/2012/02/06/welcome-to-virtual-dubuque-a-realtime-cities-initiative-by-arch-virtual/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:32:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keystone</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[arch tech engine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[architectural resources]]></category> <category><![CDATA[architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[gehry technologies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jon brouchoud]]></category> <category><![CDATA[machinima]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urban planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[3D]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archtech engine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archvirtual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[augmented reality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[buildings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CG]]></category> <category><![CDATA[city]]></category> <category><![CDATA[computer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[design]]></category> <category><![CDATA[developer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dubuque]]></category> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[flash]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[government]]></category> <category><![CDATA[graphics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[illustration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interactive]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iowa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[main street]]></category> <category><![CDATA[planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[real estate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[real time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[realtime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rendering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tour]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unity3d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urban]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[visualization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[walk-through]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://archvirtual.com/?p=3904</guid> <description><![CDATA[Introducing Virtual Dubuque, a premiere development of our new Virtual Cities initiative.   This new community resource will provide free and easy to access windows into interactive, customizable 3D models of cities.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://archvirtual.com/2012/02/06/welcome-to-virtual-dubuque-a-realtime-cities-initiative-by-arch-virtual/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Introducing the ArchTech Engine: Transforming buildings, cities and geography into realtime 3D environments</title><link>http://archvirtual.com/2012/01/19/introducing-the-archtech-engine-transforming-buildings-cities-and-geography-into-realtime-3d-environments/</link> <comments>http://archvirtual.com/2012/01/19/introducing-the-archtech-engine-transforming-buildings-cities-and-geography-into-realtime-3d-environments/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:26:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keystone</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[arch tech engine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unity3d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urban planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AEC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[animation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arch virtual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archtech]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[building]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CAD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CG]]></category> <category><![CDATA[chris collins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[city]]></category> <category><![CDATA[collaboration]]></category> <category><![CDATA[communication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[computer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[construction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[engineering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[game engine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geography]]></category> <category><![CDATA[jon brouchoud]]></category> <category><![CDATA[military]]></category> <category><![CDATA[multi-player]]></category> <category><![CDATA[planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prototype]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tipodean]]></category> <category><![CDATA[training]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urban]]></category> <category><![CDATA[video]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[voice]]></category> <category><![CDATA[voip]]></category> <category><![CDATA[walk-through]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://archvirtual.com/?p=3834</guid> <description><![CDATA[I am very excited to announce the launch of our new Arch Tech Engine (intro video above), a technology that transforms buildings, cities and geography into realtime 3D environments that are easily accessible, and can be embedded on your website, or deployed to a tablet.  ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://archvirtual.com/2012/01/19/introducing-the-archtech-engine-transforming-buildings-cities-and-geography-into-realtime-3d-environments/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>12 Arch Virtual Predictions for 2012</title><link>http://archvirtual.com/2012/01/02/12-arch-virtual-predictions-for-2012/</link> <comments>http://archvirtual.com/2012/01/02/12-arch-virtual-predictions-for-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:40:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keystone</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[game development]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linden Lab]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opensim]]></category> <category><![CDATA[second life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unity3d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[3D]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Android]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AR]]></category> <category><![CDATA[augmented reality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[government]]></category> <category><![CDATA[head mounted display]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hmd]]></category> <category><![CDATA[iPad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[military]]></category> <category><![CDATA[online]]></category> <category><![CDATA[predictions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[tablet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://archvirtual.com/?p=3827</guid> <description><![CDATA[Thoughts and predictions around our newly emerging app-etite, new shiny things, HMD, AR and.. what's in a name?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://archvirtual.com/2012/01/02/12-arch-virtual-predictions-for-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Results of Arch Virtual&#8217;s 2011 New Year&#8217;s Predictions: 7 out of 11</title><link>http://archvirtual.com/2012/01/01/results-of-arch-virtuals-2011-new-years-predictions-7-out-of-11/</link> <comments>http://archvirtual.com/2012/01/01/results-of-arch-virtuals-2011-new-years-predictions-7-out-of-11/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:26:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keystone</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arch virtual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[augmented reality]]></category> <category><![CDATA[autodesk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[avatar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[game]]></category> <category><![CDATA[html5]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mobile]]></category> <category><![CDATA[new year]]></category> <category><![CDATA[opensim]]></category> <category><![CDATA[predictions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[second life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unity3d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual worlds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[webgl]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://archvirtual.com/?p=3823</guid> <description><![CDATA[I didn't do too bad on last year's predictions (read the full post here).]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://archvirtual.com/2012/01/01/results-of-arch-virtuals-2011-new-years-predictions-7-out-of-11/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>ArchiCAD and Revit to Unity3D: more about architectural visualization with Unity3D and comments from readers</title><link>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/15/archicad-to-unity3d-and-more-about-revit-to-unity3d/</link> <comments>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/15/archicad-to-unity3d-and-more-about-revit-to-unity3d/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:22:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keystone</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[unity3d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[.3ds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[animation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[archicad]]></category> <category><![CDATA[architectural]]></category> <category><![CDATA[autodesk]]></category> <category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CAD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cinema4d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[convert]]></category> <category><![CDATA[draw calls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[engine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[fbx]]></category> <category><![CDATA[game]]></category> <category><![CDATA[lightmap]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Max]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[walk-through]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://archvirtual.com/?p=3813</guid> <description><![CDATA[Below the fold are some additional points raised by YouTube, Twitter and blog commenters.   One additional point I want to make is the distinction between Unity3D best practices for game design vs. best practices for architectural visualization.  ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/15/archicad-to-unity3d-and-more-about-revit-to-unity3d/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>State of Play: Can we import BIM models into realtime Unity3D game engine?</title><link>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/14/state-of-play-can-we-import-bim-models-into-realtime-unity3d-game-engine/</link> <comments>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/14/state-of-play-can-we-import-bim-models-into-realtime-unity3d-game-engine/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 15:41:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keystone</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[BIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[revit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unity3d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arch virtual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blueprint]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CAD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[game]]></category> <category><![CDATA[geometry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[import]]></category> <category><![CDATA[interpret]]></category> <category><![CDATA[polygons]]></category> <category><![CDATA[realtime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[translate]]></category> <category><![CDATA[vertices]]></category> <category><![CDATA[visualization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[walk-through]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://archvirtual.com/?p=3805</guid> <description><![CDATA[Following last week's post about the new Rutgers School of Business we published into Unity3D game engine, there were a lot of questions about whether we had imported the BIM file directly from Revit, or if there was an intermediate process necessary to make that work.   ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/14/state-of-play-can-we-import-bim-models-into-realtime-unity3d-game-engine/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Customer-Created Design: Virtual reality and realtime design enables seniors to design their own community spaces</title><link>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/11/customer-created-design-virtual-reality-and-realtime-design-enables-seniors-to-design-their-own-community-spaces/</link> <comments>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/11/customer-created-design-virtual-reality-and-realtime-design-enables-seniors-to-design-their-own-community-spaces/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:59:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keystone</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[second life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[3D]]></category> <category><![CDATA[animation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arch virtual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[computer graphics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[customer-created]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dimension iv]]></category> <category><![CDATA[facility]]></category> <category><![CDATA[independent living]]></category> <category><![CDATA[living]]></category> <category><![CDATA[modeling]]></category> <category><![CDATA[participatory]]></category> <category><![CDATA[realtime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[retirement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[senior]]></category> <category><![CDATA[van mell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://archvirtual.com/?p=3791</guid> <description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a fantastic snippet in this video, about 2 minutes and 58 seconds in, that does a great job of capturing the spirit of this project.  This is a group of senior citizens looking at the virtual world of Second Life projected on a wall in front of them, and you can hear the almost [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/11/customer-created-design-virtual-reality-and-realtime-design-enables-seniors-to-design-their-own-community-spaces/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>$85 million Rutgers School of Business recreated virtually with Unity3D game engine</title><link>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/10/85-million-rutgers-school-of-business-recreated-virtually-with-unity3d-game-engine/</link> <comments>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/10/85-million-rutgers-school-of-business-recreated-virtually-with-unity3d-game-engine/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:05:22 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keystone</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[opensim]]></category> <category><![CDATA[second life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[unity3d]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Use Cases + Examples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[3D]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arch virtual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[architecture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BIM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blueprints]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CAD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CG]]></category> <category><![CDATA[computer graphics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[engine]]></category> <category><![CDATA[game]]></category> <category><![CDATA[model]]></category> <category><![CDATA[realtime]]></category> <category><![CDATA[replication]]></category> <category><![CDATA[simulation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ten arquitectos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[university]]></category> <category><![CDATA[virtual]]></category> <category><![CDATA[visualization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[walk-through]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://archvirtual.com/?p=3778</guid> <description><![CDATA[Check out this virtual preview of the new $85 million Rutgers School of Businesses, designed by Ten Arquitectos and replicated with the Unity3D game engine. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://archvirtual.com/2011/11/10/85-million-rutgers-school-of-business-recreated-virtually-with-unity3d-game-engine/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>3D mesh imports now (finally!) possible in Second Life!  No, seriously&#8230; I have screenshots to prove it.</title><link>http://archvirtual.com/2011/08/29/3d-mesh-imports-now-finally-possible-in-second-life-no-seriously-i-have-screenshots-to-prove-it/</link> <comments>http://archvirtual.com/2011/08/29/3d-mesh-imports-now-finally-possible-in-second-life-no-seriously-i-have-screenshots-to-prove-it/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:27:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Keystone</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[3D model import and export]]></category> <category><![CDATA[second life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[3D]]></category> <category><![CDATA[architectural]]></category> <category><![CDATA[city]]></category> <category><![CDATA[collada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[import]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mesh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[model]]></category> <category><![CDATA[planning]]></category> <category><![CDATA[prim]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urban]]></category> <category><![CDATA[visualization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[walk-through]]></category> <guid
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