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Computer visualization

1. History

2. Computer visualization methods

3. Visualization workflow

4. Technology background

5. BIM visualization

6. Virtual reality systems

7. Future trends
[Powerpoint file in PDF format]

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 Video presentation:

• Virtual tour for passengers in the West Kowloon Station (3:30) https://youtu.be/n6PrPI6ostw
• Fly-through Animation:
• Exterior 3D Fly-through Animation Sample (4:13) https://youtu.be/APmx5Nm2oyw
  
• 3d Architecture walkthrough flythrough animation Service Singapore building Interior Exterior (2:09) https://youtu.be/fC1OtZ4kAJs
  
• Solar studies and building visualisation:
• Create immersive architectural visualizations with Autodesk Revit Live (2:02) https://youtu.be/TnNjdWDn8SY
• Revit Tutorial - True Solar/Shadow Studies (5:59) https://youtu.be/HwcYAE7OyJE
• Sagrada Família: Visualisation of the Finished Basilica (1:09) https://www.theb1m.com/video/bim-technologies-help-visualise-completed-sagrada-familia
• Demon of VR headsets for BIM:
• Is VR the future for ARCHITECTS/ENGINEERS? (21:43) [Autodesk VR Center in Munich, Germany] https://youtu.be/I9yxprHtpfM
• Taking VR to the next level with Alex Coulombe (8:57) https://youtu.be/S1GOsbEXfy4
• Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR):
• Building a Skyscraper with 4D VR https://www.theb1m.com/video/building-a-skyscraper-with-4d-vr
• Explore your BIM model with Revit Live (2:14) https://youtu.be/LzSM1KqcYPk
• Using BIM to reimagine the Palais Brongniart (2:37) https://youtu.be/kkwcCzZIyIE
• BIM實例介紹－永吉住宅地下一 層　 龍泉電機 (1:08) https://youtu.be/7sYHYBTZSGo
• Building roaming for metro station in Fuzor! (1:45) https://youtu.be/pPRLHatdc60
• HTC VIVE LIVE Architectural Visualisation (0:51) https://youtu.be/MW7V0a55FN4
• High-End Virtual Reality for Real Estate - Full (4:11) https://youtu.be/8l9qRDMVNRY
• Seeing Through Walls with Augmented Reality (0:39) https://www.theb1m.com/video/seeing-through-walls-with-an-augmented-reality-app
• HoloLens:
• First Look Fuzor for HoloLens (9:57) https://youtu.be/mcxMQ6k2caM
  
• HoloLens - Networked Collaborative Environment (0:42) https://youtu.be/5mIGUj7yYM8
  
• Hololens - London City Skyline (1:34) https://youtu.be/KilkHpM_-b0
  
• 小柳建設 - Microsoft HoloLens を活用した Holostruction (2:45) https://youtu.be/TmDHZ-NMQe0
  
• Microsoft HoloLens: Puistovahti & Puistolinna, Oulu Finland (3:17) https://youtu.be/ry6SZgAReVA
  
• ICONICS HoloLens (2:49) https://youtu.be/jADu589LtHc
  
• The Modern Workplace with Hololens Mixed Reality (3:38) https://youtu.be/upWRwTbS6bw
  
• Mechanical Room in HoloLens - HoloLive app (1:14) https://youtu.be/ERffDgckdSE
  
• HoloLens XRay Vision for Building Maintenance (2:37) https://youtu.be/vGePnLQSFxg

Further Reading:

• History of Computer Graphics and 3D Visualization http://www.jrrio.com/en-hist.html
  
• Virtual reality lets you step into your building design https://academy.autodesk.com/inspiration/blog/step-your-building-virtual-reality
  
• VR + BIM= ? https://kknews.cc/tech/8bbkxr4.html
  
• BIM+AR將徹底改變建築業 https://kknews.cc/tech/r9jqa8o.html

Web Links:

• BIM for Buildings Visualization and Presentation https://www.theengineeringdesign.com/bim-buildings-visualization-presentation/
  
• Types of VR system http://www.agocg.ac.uk/reports/virtual/37/chapter2.htm
  
• BIM CAVE (Computer-Aided Virtual Environment) at Texas A&M’s Department of Construction Science https://vimeo.com/32474275
  
• VR? AR? MR? Sorry, I’m confused. https://www.foundry.com/industries/virtual-reality/vr-mr-ar-confused
  
• What are the differences among virtual, augmented and mixed reality? https://www.recode.net/2015/7/27/11615046/whats-the-difference-between-virtual-augmented-and-mixed-reality
  
• Microsoft HoloLens https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/hololens
  
• HoloMaps https://taqtile.com/holomaps/
  
• GAMING ENGINES for bim - The Next Generation of Project Visualization http://slideplayer.com/slide/3947416/
• Demonstration of 360 VR visualisation and photography:
• VTC Halls of Residence http://dormitories.vtc.edu.hk/
• 360 VR Visualisation http://dormitories.vtc.edu.hk/360
• 360-Degree Panoramic Virtual Tours https://www.wireframeimmersive.com/360-virtual-tour/
  
• Essentium VR 360 http://essentium.pro/vr/
• VR Matters: 3D 7 VR http://vrmatters.hk/zh/matterport-gallery/
  

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| Created: Sep 2017 | Update: 29 Aug 2018 |