VR-embedded BIM immersive system for QS engineering education
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2018
Abstract
Information communications technology (ICT) has been implemented in the construction sector but there is not yet any immersive system to integrate virtual reality (VR) and building information modeling (BIM) for quantity surveying (QS) practice and education. Aiming to develop a VR-embedded BIM immersive system for quantity surveying practice and education, experiments using Autodesk Revit 2016, Autodesk 3ds Max Design 2015, and Unity were conducted in this study. The developed VR-embedded BIM immersive system for quantity surveying practice and education consists of two main components, namely: Immersive System (Head-mounted display/360-degree display) and Non-immersive systems (Desktop VR). The virtual reality application could help improving QS practitioners' and QS students' understanding on the architectural design using VR walkthrough to navigate the virtual 3D building model, thus to improve the efficiency of decision making and the precision in quantity surveying work.
Keywords
building information modeling, virtual reality, VR techniques, VR tools
Divisions
BuiltEnvironment
Publication Title
Computer Applications in Engineering Education
Volume
26
Issue
3
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Additional Information
Kho Song Yuan. Master Degree. Department of Estate Management, Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA