Scoping potential of virtual reality and offsite manufacturing Envisioning the future

Publisher:
Routledge
Publication Type:
Chapter
Citation:
Offsite Production and Manufacturing for Innovative Construction People, Process and Technology, 2019, 1, pp. 163-188
Issue Date:
2019-07-11
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The benefits of Virtual Reality (VR) are reflected in the culmination of over four decades of research and development, the advancement of which have made a significant impact on a number of industry applications; in part, influenced by improved interconnectivity and affordability. This chapter aims to provide readers with a ‘rich picture’ of developments in VR to date, particularly how this can be used to ‘really enable’ collaborative working environments to deliver integrated project delivery. It describes how VR impacts the way people work together and share experiences – with the aim of improving processes and outcomes. There are multiple definitions and concepts of VR, the fundamental tenet of which rests as a means for humans to visualise, manipulate and interact with computers through large complex data sets. VR has also been used to discuss the value of interconnectedness of information in an offsite manufacturing setting.
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