Virtual reality for the built environment: A critical review of recent advances
This paper reviews the current state of the art for Virtual Reality (VR) and Virtual Environment (VE) applications in the field of the built environment. The review begins with a brief overview of technological components involved in enabling VR technology. A classification framework is developed to...
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| author | Kim, Mi Wang, Xiangyu Love, Peter Li, Heng Kang, Shih-Chung |
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| description | This paper reviews the current state of the art for Virtual Reality (VR) and Virtual Environment (VE) applications in the field of the built environment. The review begins with a brief overview of technological components involved in enabling VR technology. A classification framework is developed to classify 150 journal papers in order to reveal the scholarly coverage of VR and VE from 2005 to 2011, inclusive. The classification framework summarizes achievements, established knowledge, research issues and challenges in the area. The framework is based on four layers of VR: concept and theory, implementation, evaluation and industrial adoption. These layers encompass architecture and design, urban planning and landscape, engineering, construction, facility management, lifecycle integration, training and education. This paper also discusses various representative VR research work in line with the classification framework. Finally the paper predicts future research trends in this area. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-481392017-01-30T15:37:37Z Virtual reality for the built environment: A critical review of recent advances Kim, Mi Wang, Xiangyu Love, Peter Li, Heng Kang, Shih-Chung Virtual environment Virtual reality Built environment Critical review Framework This paper reviews the current state of the art for Virtual Reality (VR) and Virtual Environment (VE) applications in the field of the built environment. The review begins with a brief overview of technological components involved in enabling VR technology. A classification framework is developed to classify 150 journal papers in order to reveal the scholarly coverage of VR and VE from 2005 to 2011, inclusive. The classification framework summarizes achievements, established knowledge, research issues and challenges in the area. The framework is based on four layers of VR: concept and theory, implementation, evaluation and industrial adoption. These layers encompass architecture and design, urban planning and landscape, engineering, construction, facility management, lifecycle integration, training and education. This paper also discusses various representative VR research work in line with the classification framework. Finally the paper predicts future research trends in this area. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48139 http://www.itcon.org/2013/14 International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Virtual environment Virtual reality Built environment Critical review Framework Kim, Mi Wang, Xiangyu Love, Peter Li, Heng Kang, Shih-Chung Virtual reality for the built environment: A critical review of recent advances |
| title | Virtual reality for the built environment: A critical review of recent advances |
| title_full | Virtual reality for the built environment: A critical review of recent advances |
| title_fullStr | Virtual reality for the built environment: A critical review of recent advances |
| title_full_unstemmed | Virtual reality for the built environment: A critical review of recent advances |
| title_short | Virtual reality for the built environment: A critical review of recent advances |
| title_sort | virtual reality for the built environment: a critical review of recent advances |
| topic | Virtual environment Virtual reality Built environment Critical review Framework |
| url | http://www.itcon.org/2013/14 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/48139 |