by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Virtual reality, or VR, has experienced rapid growth within architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries over the past 3 years. What started as a curiosity has now become increasingly commonplace in architecture, real estate development, and construction.
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 10, 2015 | Uncategorized
This architectural visualization of a residential condominium real estate development is available to explore in virtual reality with Oculus Rift DK2. We translated and optimized this Revit / BIM model into Unity 5, then incorporated many features of our new Immerse...
by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
Today we’re excited to introduce the Immerse Framework, a toolkit of building blocks for creating interactive and multi-user virtual environments. New users can quickly bring their projects to life with interactivity without writing a single line of code, while advanced users can easily extend Immerse with a limitless range of functionality. Immerse can save developers thousands of dollars and months of time they would otherwise spend building these same elements from scratch.
by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
As we create virtual realities, we’re constantly pulling in or generating a wide variety of data types and use it to create representative 3D model assets. This data most often comes from software – from BIM data to engineering models to scratch-built assets from 3DS or Maya. Or, it can come from reality.
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Arch Virtual is looking for help in several areas. If you’re interested, please contact us at info (at) archvirtual (dot) com. SALES AND MARKETING / ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT We are looking for a dedicated sales and marketing professional to assist with Develop new...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
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.
by Jon Brouchoud | Dec 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
We’re back from Autodesk University in Vegas, where we had the opportunity to show some of our latest Oculus Rift projects to the AEC crowd there. Wow, was that ever fun! Exhibiting can be a boring, exhausting experience, but not with the Rift! From...
by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
The next 3 new clients who hire Arch Virtual to create a real-time application of their architectural project will receive the service at a 25% off discounted rate. Additionally, every new project through the end of the year will receive a free upgrade to an additional Oculus Rift compatible application.
by Jon Brouchoud | Aug 20, 2013 | Uncategorized
[UPDATE 2: We posted a revised build with an improved player controller for better scaling and an updated exterior environment.] This week, Arch Virtual released a new interactive, real-time architectural experience for the Panoptic Group, based out of Chicago,...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Oculus Rift demo download link! We’re hard at work ironing out the pipeline and workflow between Revit and Unity3D, publishing real-time architectural visualization projects that can be accessed on a simple web browser. Being able to publish the same build out to Oculus Rift is the icing on the virtual cake, where we can explore designs in immersive 3D.