Communication by Interaction: A Multiplayer VR Environment for Building Walkthroughs
Communication by Interaction: A Multiplayer VR Environment for Building Walkthroughs
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通过交互进行沟通：用于构建演练的多人 VR 环境
DOI：
10.1061/9780784479827.227
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发表时间：
2016
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影响因子：
6.1
通讯作者：
Wei Yan
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作者：
Jing Du;Yangming Shi;Chao Mei;J. Quarles;Wei Yan
缺乏沟通被批评为在AEC行业的主要利益相关者之间提高对建筑需求的共同理解的障碍。虚拟现实（VR）的最新发展鼓励了交互式建筑可视化在建筑项目的设计、施工和设施管理中的应用。尽管如此，现有的努力只集中在改善单人体验上，目的是让设施变得有意义。本文发现，在建筑项目中，VR环境中的人际互动对于有效沟通更为重要，因为它创造了一种共享的沉浸式体验。为了证明这一概念，开发了一个基于bim的虚拟现实环境，名为“多人虚拟行走”（MVW），用于在尚未完工的办公楼中实现多人行走。MVW允许远程项目利益相关者在同一环境中进行实时交互，共享身临其境的演练体验。使用Unity 3D创建交互环境，使用photon服务器实现跨平台多人游戏功能。一项试验研究显示，“大众计划”有助工程小组在建筑工程展开前检讨有关的需求，并最终促成对工程的共同愿景。
A lack of communication has been criticized as an impediment to improving the common understanding of building requirements among the key stakeholders in the AEC industry. Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) have encouraged the utilization of interactive architectural visualization in the design, construction and facility management of building projects. Nonetheless existing efforts concentrate only on improving the single person experience, aiming to make sense of facilities. This paper finds that the interpersonal interaction in the VR environment is more critical to the effective communication in a building project, as it creates a shared immersive experience. To prove the concept, a BIM-enabled VR environment named “multiplayer virtual walk” (MVW) was developed to realize multiplayer walkthrough in a yet-to-finish office building. MVW allows real time interactions of remotely located project stakeholders in the same environment, with a shared immersive walkthrough experience. Unity 3D is used to create an interactive environment, and photon server is used to implement the cross-platform multiplayer function. A pilot study has shown that MVW facilitates project teams to examine requirements before the commencement of construction works, and ultimately encourages a shared vision on the project.