Virtual reality set to transform real estate development marketing
The building site is vacant, and construction hasn’t started yet, but thanks to Panoptic Taris’ new virtual reality experiences you can step inside the new building as if it were already built.
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 Reality Experience to Debut at AHR Expo, January 21-23
MADISON, Wisconsin (January 10, 2014) – “This is absolutely amazing! Totally unbelievable! You’ve got to try this!” Anywhere the new Oculus Rift virtual reality headset makes an appearance, amazed reactions attract a small crowd, which eventually becomes a...[Oculus Rift Download] Virtual Pavilion
Here’s another quick VR sketch we did for Oculus Rift, a hypothetical concept for a pavilion, exhibit, gathering or virtual gallery space. Be sure to have your headphones on! Oculus Rift build for...[Oculus Rift Download] Sketch Concept: Animated Particle Architecture
Here’s a quick VR sketch we did for Oculus Rift, tinkering with animated particles. Be sure to have your headphones on! PC download: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5720342/Arch-Virtual-Sketch-Concept-2.zip Mac...Getting beyond our comfort zone with Oculus Rift development
What a phenomenal time it’s been these past few months since the Rift dev kit arrived at our door. We’ve built all kinds of fun projects, with the best yet to come. We’ve been overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of interest in non-game applications....Reaction Video: Oculus Rift at Autodesk University – Manufacturing, Medical, Military, Architecture and Real Estate Development
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...Revit in Virtual Reality! Visit us at Autodesk University
Here is a short video trailer showing some of the Oculus Rifts projects we’re demoing at Autodesk University. If you’re at AU this year, be sure to stop by the ‘Gallery section in the back left area of the exhibit hall. We have several Revit models...Virtual reality: not just a game
Thanks to Ian Hamilton for including Arch Virtual in his piece on non-game applications of the Oculus Rift. We’re also building the Wessels Company project described in this article, for the AHR Expo in New York this coming January. Stay tuned for more about...