So as a preface this isn't, as the title might suggest, a post having a dig about Virtual Reality. It's not even about Virtual Reality, rather Mixed Reality and what we've been benefiting from in our workflows. Virtual Insanity....just because it popped into my head and let's face it..who doesn't like classic Jamiroquai?
We've been lucky enough to be using the Microsoft Hololens to improve our design processes.
So far we've been using models:
- During concept design (from Rhino) to really help evaluate the credibility of the schemes.
- During design review (from our SCIA engineer analysis model) to check on the modelling and detail.
- During Coordination (a holo review in a digi meeting is surprisingly less unnerving than you'd think although to the outside world probably looks like a normal meeting but with a group of people in headsets waving their hands around an empty table).
- During production (from the Revit model) .
Because a video can tell 5.508 million words, Martin has put together a video of the Mixed reality build of a Stadium Structure that may be familiar captured straight from the Hololens.
Follow this handy link (click on the image) and enjoy.
If your socks are slightly blown off, consider the state of mine having used the workflows and seen the improvements we've made in our design processes. Let's just say I need new socks.
It's been a lot more useful and successful than many emerging technologies we've had over the past few years and is already pretty well integrated into the teams workflows. Be on the lookout because anyone who tells you Mixed Reality in our industry is a gimmick hasn't used it yet.
And with that I sign off, but not before leaving another Jamiroquai link
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