BIM Goes Virtual: Oculus Rift and virtual reality take architectural visualization to the next level

BIM Goes Virtual: Oculus Rift and virtual reality take architectural visualization to the next level

Almost three decades before Building Information Modeling (BIM) would go mainstream, the term “Virtual Building” was used in the earliest implementation of BIM through Graphisoft’s ArchiCAD debut in 1987. Since then, the concept hasn’t changed, but visualization technology has advanced to the point where designers, engineers, contractors, and building owners can become so immersed in the virtual building model that they feel as if they’re actually there. Technologies like the Unity3D game engine and the new $300 Oculus Rift virtual reality headset are making it possible.

Virtual Barcelona Pavilion

Virtual Barcelona Pavilion

The Barcelona Pavilion, originally designed by Mies van der Rohe, has been reconstructed in the virtual world of Second Life by avatar ‘Wim Wendt’.   It can be visited by clicking HERE.  If you don’t have an account, click ‘Sign Up’ in...

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