30005 V-Sims Room in ACE 30 Sept 2019. Dr Antony Darby - Principal Investigator (University of Bath), VSimulators. Jon Slade - Experimental Officer. Julie Lewis-Thompson - Commercial Manager. Katy Manning - Administrator. The VR room is used to simulate the effect of movement due to wind in high rise buildings. Client: Will McManus - Comms
A simulator has opened at the UK's University of Bath, using virtual reality projection and a moving hydraulic platform immersing people in a range of lifelike environments
A moving chamber equipped with virtual reality projection will aid study of people’s reactions to different buildings, including swaying skyscrapers and bridges. The VSimulators platform, which will be used to investigate how people interact with and are affected by buildings and the built environment, has opened.
More than 100 people attended the launch event at the University, attendees were also given the chance to experience the VSimulators platform, which is housed within the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering’s Structures Lab.
Combined with lighting, sound, temperature and airflow controls, the VSimulators platform’s sophisticated projected virtual reality and movement capabilities will allow researchers to investigate a range of questions about responses to the built environment. These include how to design buildings to boost the mood of their occupants, how people’s productivity can be affected by working in tall buildings and what level of movement is acceptable in a footbridge or train carriage.
See the full story here: https://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/article/1671650/virtual-reality-simulate-audiences-reactions-future-building-designs
