Roupé, M; Johansson, M; Maftei, L; Lundstedt, R and Viklund-Tallgren, M (2020) Virtual collaborative design environment: Supporting seamless integration of multitouch table and immersive VR. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(12): 04020132, ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Throughout the design of a new building it is essential that all involved stakeholders understand, communicate, participate, and collaborate with each other to acquire a high-quality result. To support these shared and creative design processes, this paper presents the design and evaluation of virtual collaborative design environment (ViCoDE) - a new collaborative design system. ViCoDE features seamless integration of several immersive VR systems and a multitouch table that facilitates collaborative and interactive design work with immediate feedback. The evaluation of the system has been done during two real-life collaborative design workshops in a context of designing new healthcare environments. The results show that the VR system and multitouch table complement each other very well by facilitating both collaborative, and individual design spaces - and that it fosters better understanding, participation, communication, knowledge sharing, and collaboration among the different stakeholders. The contribution is two-fold: presentation of a new collaborative design system and the evaluation of its use in a real-life design context, which demonstrate how these new technology-based workshops may facilitate design management.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | collaborative design; collaborative virtual environments; computer-supported cooperative work; virtual reality |
| Index terms: | workshop, new technology, virtual reality, knowledge sharing, virtual environment, design process, collaborative design, integration, design management, collaboration |
| Subjects: | design methods, construction type, virtual reality, innovation and technology management, knowledge management, design process, management, organizational analysis |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Design Practice, Construction Technology, Information Management, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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