How can virtual reality transform your design review process?

Imagine stepping into your design before it's even built, walking through it as if it were real, and making informed decisions about changes and improvements. Virtual reality (VR) offers you this immersive experience, transforming the traditional design review process by allowing you to visualize and interact with your designs in a three-dimensional space. With VR, you can understand spatial relationships, materiality, and even lighting in a way that flat renderings or models simply can't convey. This technology not only enhances your ability to identify potential issues early on but also improves collaboration among stakeholders, as everyone can 'see' the vision.

1 VR Basics

Virtual reality is a computer-generated simulation that creates an immersive environment for users. By donning a VR headset, you enter a three-dimensional world where you can move around and interact with virtual objects. In the context of design reviews, VR enables you to explore architectural or product designs in full scale, providing a sense of presence that traditional 2D drawings cannot match. This immersive experience helps in identifying design flaws that might not be apparent in a non-interactive medium, thus saving time and resources in the long run.

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Angelo Ruiz Venturini

Experto en Realidad Virtual | Diseñador Gráfico 3d | Especializado en optimización de Diseño 3D para software | Desarrollador indie de videojuegos móviles
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La realidad virtual puede ser de dos tipos, un video 360 o una experiencia inmersiva. Mientras los videos varían de acuerdo a los grados de libertad, la experiencia inmersiva nos permite interactuar. Ahora que entendemos y sabemos diferenciar estos dos conceptos de la realidad virtual, podemos saber que es lo que necesitamos.

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2 Enhanced Collaboration

One of the most significant benefits of using VR in your design review process is the ability to collaborate more effectively. You can conduct virtual walkthroughs with team members, clients, or stakeholders from anywhere in the world. This shared experience fosters a better understanding of the design intent and facilitates clear communication. By experiencing the design together, everyone involved can provide immediate feedback, leading to a more efficient review process and a collaborative atmosphere that traditional methods struggle to achieve.

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Patricia Esteban

Managing IBM iX Consultant | Product Manager | IBM Spatial Computing & Metaverse Lead | XR Creator | Big Girls Theory
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Al utilizar herramientas como Shapes XR o Gravity Sketch, que permiten acceder de forma colaborativa e inmersiva al diseño 3D de productos industriales o productos físicos, podemos acelerar el proceso de diseño y de su revisión al trabajar de una forma colaborativa sin tener que estar todos fisicamente en el mismo sitio. Además, Shapes XR también permite compartir el prototipo del objeto o experiencia a través de la web para aquellos usuarios que no tienen dispositivos de realidad virtual.

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Angelo Ruiz Venturini

Experto en Realidad Virtual | Diseñador Gráfico 3d | Especializado en optimización de Diseño 3D para software | Desarrollador indie de videojuegos móviles
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Los beneficios de la realidad virtual son muchos, pero en mi experiencia en negocios, el mejor beneficio que puedes darle a tus clientes es el ahorro, este es un lenguaje que si te van a entender. No expliques que es la realidad virtual a un cliente, dile lo que va hacer por su empresa y te van a entender fácilmente. Por ejemplo, cuando yo trabaje con el ejercito de mi país, yo explicaba cómo se ahorraría logística en el transporte de personal, ya que no se tendría que llevar a nadie a ningún lugar apartado, se ahorraría también en municiones, ya que no se utiliza armamento real y sobre todo en instrucción a personal muy neófito, el tema de prevenir posibles accidentes.

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3 Early Detection

With VR, you can catch potential design issues before they become costly mistakes. By immersing yourself in the virtual space, you can experience the scale and proportions of your design intuitively. This can reveal spatial problems, material clashes, or even ergonomic issues that might not be evident from 2D plans or static 3D models. Early detection of such issues means you can address them before physical prototypes or construction begins, potentially saving significant amounts of time and money.

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Jordane RICHTER

Chief Marketing and SAles Officer - LIGHT & SHADOWS - 3D/VR/AR technologies for Marketing and Industry
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Making mistakes while it costs less should be the motto of every design review tool in VR. This motto resonates especially in the manufacturing industry where it is common to use cardboard design to test new production lines for example. While having the advantage of giving you a scale 1:1 view of your design, if you identify a flaw in your cardboard design you need to destroy it and restart from scratch. With VR, you can iterate on your design so many times and rapidly ! It's time efficient, gives you the scale 1:1 vision that you need to project yourself and if it is mixed with a realistic and accurate physics engine, you get a powerful tool that allows you to anticipate lots of conception mistakes !

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4 Realistic Visualization

VR technology can simulate materials, lighting, and acoustics, allowing you to experience realistic visualizations of your design. This level of detail is invaluable for making informed decisions about material choices and understanding how light will interact with your space throughout different times of the day. Such immersive visualization can lead to a more refined design as you're able to test and iterate in a virtual environment that closely mirrors real-world conditions.

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5 Client Engagement

Engaging clients in the design review process can be challenging, but VR makes it easier. By offering clients the opportunity to experience their project in a virtual environment, they can better understand and visualize the proposed design. This can lead to quicker approvals and fewer changes down the line, as clients are more likely to be satisfied with a design they've 'walked through' and experienced firsthand rather than one they've only seen on paper.

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6 Risk Mitigation

Finally, VR can help mitigate risks associated with misinterpretation of designs. By experiencing a design in VR, misunderstandings related to spatial relationships or design details can be significantly reduced. This clarity helps prevent errors during the construction or manufacturing phases, which not only reduces the risk of additional costs but also ensures that the final product aligns closely with the original vision.

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7 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Angelo Ruiz Venturini

Experto en Realidad Virtual | Diseñador Gráfico 3d | Especializado en optimización de Diseño 3D para software | Desarrollador indie de videojuegos móviles
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A la hora de querer desarrollar algo en realidad virtual, lo primero que debes tener en consideración es el alcance que puedes lograr de acuerdo a tus recursos. Luego de esto, tienes que evaluar cual va ser la mejor plataforma para hacerlo, con esto me refiero a los visores de realidad virtual, oculus, htc vive, cardboard (celulares), etc. Esto en verdad depende de si es el caso tu cliente o la finalidad de la experiencia.

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1 VR Basics

2 Enhanced Collaboration

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4 Realistic Visualization

5 Client Engagement

6 Risk Mitigation

7 Here’s what else to consider

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