How virtual reality can defuse conflicts over building projects
New visualization technologies bring projects to life before they are built. In virtual reality simulations, citizens can explore buildings, play out use scenarios, and inspect visual relationships – as if they were actually there on site. Comparing alternatives becomes child's play: one click and you can replace one façade with another, move the access road to a different location, or see what it looks like with new grass on the plaza. Moreover, planning criteria and environmental impediments finally become visible and easy to comprehend. "Virtual reality not only furthers the utility of public participation, but it also inspires citizens to get involved," says Prof. Frank Brettschneider, who heads up the University of Hohenheim's involvement in the "Visualization in Public Participation" (VisB+) project. Peter Steinhagen, Head of Business Development at Ed. Züblin AG, adds: "The combining of Building Information Modeling with new visualization techniques such as virtual reality is opening up fascinating new possibilities for stakeholder communication.
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