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Comparing Virtual Reality and 2-Dimensional Drawings for the Visualization of a Construction Project
Comparing Virtual Reality and 2-Dimensional Drawings for the Visualization of a Construction Project
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2019
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Calderon-Hernandez, C
Paes, D
Irizarry, J
Brioso, X
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American Society of Civil Engineers
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In recent years, advanced visualization tools for the representation of construction projects has gained increased attention from educators and industry practitioners. As they become more receptive to such technologies, it is important to quantify and compare the impact of these technologies on users’ visual cognition of building representations. This study performs a quantitative comparison of users’ cognitive performance when using 2-dimensional (2D) drawings of a structure versus using a BIM-based immersive virtual reality (VR) model of the same structure. Participants were asked to complete visual tasks using the VR platform and the 2D drawings. Findings suggest that visual information depicted in VR is more effective in terms of one’s perception accuracy and memory. The study concludes that the immersive VR tool is suitable for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) students and professionals, even those with low spatial ability, facilitating learning and enhancing conventional 2D representations.
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This work was partially funded by the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica del Perú (CONCYTEC from its acronym in Spanish), according to the Convention N° 232-2015-FONDECYT. The team would like to thank Brasfield & Gorrie for granting us access to the BIM models of the project. However, the opinion presented herein does not necessarily reflect theirs. Finally, the authors want to thank So Yoon Yoon, for allowing us to use the revised version of the PSVT: R for this study.
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immersive virtual reality (VR),
Dimensional Drawings,
Comparing Virtual Reality