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by Jon Brouchoud | Feb 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
Architecture in video games matters, and there is a right way and a wrong way to approach it. Games are chock full of buildings, but there is a tremendous deficit of ‘Architecture.’ Here are some thoughts on the importance and potential of architecture in game design and virtual worlds.
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by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 8, 2011 | Uncategorized
Daden Limited’s new white paper, ‘Virtual Worlds and the Built Environment’ (download here) provides an insightful overview of several Second Life case studies relating to architecture, engineering and construction industry projects, along with descriptions of what make virtual worlds a useful tool for AEC industry projects.
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by Jon Brouchoud | Feb 6, 2011 | Uncategorized
The convergence of the game industry and the metaverse will be a Big Bang for the 3D web, but if you’re coming to this from the metaverse side of the fence and not a hardcore gamer, wrapping your mind around the mechanics and current state of the game industry can be pretty challenging.
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by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
It took me a while to stop laughing at these images for long enough to finish this post… What an exciting ‘virtual architecture’ lineup we have this weekend! On Saturday, the National School of Architecture of Marseille will be opening their new...
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by Jon Brouchoud | Jun 16, 2009 | Uncategorized
Studio Wikitecture’s newest project, to design a booth for SL6b has brought in some fantastic design ideas! Now we need your votes to help decide which to finalize. Learn more about how to cast your votes at the link below, but hurry! We need to have all...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
David Denton, AIA – an architect from Marina Del Rey, California has been spending the past several weeks working on a project in Egypt. He has found virtual world modeling to be far more effective than traditional CAD or BIM applications in sharing ideas with...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
I recently gave a presentation at the Virtual World Best Practices in Education (VWBPE) conference, and talked about some ideas for making the most of virtual education spaces. While working with the University of Alabama to help guide them in developing their...
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by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Chris Luebkeman, ARUP, gave a presentation of his ‘Drivers of Change’ concept in the virtual world platform Second Life during the opening of this installation, sponsored by Autodesk Island. To visit this installation, click the link below then click...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
“This is an introduction by Lauren Stokes to Architecture For Humanity’s own interactive digital globe that will host models from their Open Architecture Network. Using X3D Earth and Open Street Map, web3D students sponsored by GeoSherpa are helping...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 26, 2009 | Uncategorized
Architect Designs Sony’s Virtual World: http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/jan2009/gb20090123_837565.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_global+business (hat tip to Bettina Tizzy for finding this) The battle to rebuild London has...
