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Virtual Reality and the Built Environment

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Like the first edition, the central question this book addresses is how virtual reality can be used in the design, production and management of the built environment. The book aims to consider three key questions. What are the business drivers for the use of virtual reality? What are its limitations? How can virtual reality be implemented within organizations? Using international case studies it answers these questions whilst addressing the growth in the recent use of building information modelling (BIM) and the renewed interest in virtual reality to visualize and understand data to make decisions. With the aim of inspiring and informing future use, the authors take a fresh look at current applications in the construction sector, situating them within a broader trajectory of innovation. The new edition expands the scope to consider both immersive virtual reality as a way of bringing professionals inside a building information model, and augmented reality as a way of taking this model and related asset information out to the job-site. The updated edition also considers these technologies in the context of other developments that were in their infancy when the first edition was written – such as laser scanning, mobile technologies and big data. Virtual Reality in the Built Environment is essential reading for professionals in architecture, construction, design, surveying and engineering and students on related courses who need an understanding of BIM, CAD and virtual reality in the sector. Please follow the book's Twitter account: @vrandbe http://buildingvr.blogspot.co.uk/

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ISBN: 9781138668768
Publication date: 21st February 2018
Author: Jennifer Whyte, agana (University of Reading, UK) Nikoli?
Publisher: Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Paperback
Pagination: 152 pages
Genres: The environment
Architecture
Building construction and materials
Computer science
Computer-aided design (CAD)
Environmental science, engineering and technology
Technical design
Human geography
Geographical information systems and remote sensing