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_id ecaadesigradi2019_309
id ecaadesigradi2019_309
authors Dokonal, Wolfgang and Medeiros, Marina Lima
year 2019
title I Want To Ride My Bicycle – I Want To Ride My Bike - Using low cost interfaces for Virtual reality
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.2.465
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 2, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 465-472
summary The paper will give an overview of our experiments in the past years in developing different interfaces and workflows for the use of low cost Head Mounted Displays (HMD) for Virtual Reality solution. We are mainly interested in using VR tools for designers in the early phases of their design. In our opinion VR tools can help to bring back a better understanding of space and scale which have been lost a little bit in the last century with the change from analogue to digital tools. After teaching architectural and urban design for many years we can clearly say that this effect is still ongoing and it is time that we develop digital tools that try to reverses thi effect. We will then concentrate within this paper on discussing some aspects of data reduction that are important to be able to use these tools in the design process. We are also showing how we use our interfaces presenting some results of student projects for a design in Hong Kong and the strategies and methods for using VR for a ongoing work on a project about the establishment of a so called "bicycle highway" in the city of Graz in Austria.
keywords Virtual Reality; Head Mounted Displays; Low Cost Interfaces; EeZee click
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_318
id ecaadesigradi2019_318
authors Al Bondakji, Louna, Lammich, Anne-Liese and Werner, Liss C.
year 2019
title ViBe (Virtual Berlin) - Immersive Interactive 3D Urban Data Visualization - Immersive interactive 3D urban data visualization
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.3.083
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 3, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 83-90
summary The project investigates the possibility of visualizing open source data in a 3D interactive virtual environment. We propose a new tool, 'ViBe'. We programmed 'ViBe' using Unity for its compatibility with HTC VIVE glasses for virtual reality (VR). ViBe offers an abstract visualization of open source data in a 3D interactive environment. The ViBe environment entails three main topics a) inhabitants, b) environmental factors, and c) land-use; acting as representatives of parameters for cities and urban design. Berlin serves as a case study. The data sets used are divided according to Berlin's twelve administrative districts. The user immerses into the virtual environment where they can choose, using the HTC Vive controllers, which district (or Berlin as a whole) they want information for and which topics they want to be visualized, and they can also teleport back and forth between the different districts. The goal of this project is to represent different urban parameters an abstract simulation where we correlate the corresponding data sets. By experiencing the city through visualized data, ViBe aims to provide the user with a clearer perspective onto the city and the relationship between its urban parameters. ViBe is designed for adults and kids, urban planners, politicians and real estate developers alike.
keywords 3D-Visualization; open source data; immersive virtual reality; interactive ; Unity
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_425
id ecaadesigradi2019_425
authors Betti, Giovanni, Aziz, Saqib and Ron, Gili
year 2019
title Pop Up Factory : Collaborative Design in Mixed Rality - Interactive live installation for the makeCity festival, 2018 Berlin
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.3.115
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 3, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 115-124
summary This paper examines a novel, integrated and collaborative approach to design and fabrication, enabled through Mixed Reality. In a bespoke fabrication process, the design is controlled and altered by users in holographic space, through a custom, multi-modal interface. Users input is live-streamed and channeled to 3D modelling environment,on-demand robotic fabrication and AR-guided assembly. The Holographic Interface is aimed at promoting man-machine collaboration. A bespoke pipeline translates hand gestures and audio into CAD and numeric fabrication. This enables non-professional participants engage with a plethora of novel technology. The feasibility of Mixed Reality for architectural workflow was tested through an interactive installation for the makeCity Berlin 2018 festival. Participants experienced with on-demand design, fabrication an AR-guided assembly. This article will discuss the technical measures taken as well as the potential in using Holographic Interfaces for collaborative design and on-site fabrication.Please write your abstract here by clicking this paragraph.
keywords Holographic Interface; Augmented Reality; Multimodal Interface; Collaborative Design; Robotic Fabrication; On-Site Fabrication
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_334
id ecaadesigradi2019_334
authors Dembski, Fabian, Wössner, Uwe and Letzgus, Mike
year 2019
title The Digital Twin - Tackling Urban Challenges with Models, Spatial Analysis and Numerical Simulations in Immersive Virtual Environments.
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.1.795
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 1, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 795-804
summary For the built environment's transformation we are confronted with complex dynamics connected to economic, ecologic and demographic change (Czerkauer-Yamu et al., 2013; Yamu, 2014). In general, cities are complex systems being a "heterogeneous mosaic" of a variety of cultures and functions, characterised by diverging perceptions and interests (ibid). The juxtaposed perceptions and interests in relation to ongoing spatial processes of change create a particularly complex situation. Thus, for planning processes we are in need of approaches that are able to cope not only with the urban complexity but also allow for participatory processes to empower citizens. This paper presents the approach of using Digital Twins in virtual reality (VR) for civic engagement in urban planning, enriched with quantitative and qualitative empirical data as one promising approach to tackle not only the complexity of cities but also involve citizens in the planning process.
keywords Digital Twin; Collaborative Planning; Planning and Decision Support; Participation; Virtual Reality; Global System Science
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_065
id ecaadesigradi2019_065
authors Fukuda, Tomohiro, Novak, Marcos and Fujii, Hiroyuki
year 2019
title Development of Segmentation-Rendering on Virtual Reality for Training Deep-learning, Simulating Landscapes and Advanced User Experience
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.2.433
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 2, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 433-440
summary Virtual reality (VR) has been suggested for various purposes in the field of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). This research explores new roles for VR toward the super-smart society in the near future. In particular, we propose to develop post-processing rendering, segmentation-rendering and shadow-casting rendering algorithms for novel VR expressions to enable more versatile approaches than the normal photorealistic red, green, and blue (RGB) expressions. We succeeded in applying a wide variety of VR renderings in urban-design projects after implementation. The developed system can create images in real time to train deep-learning algorithms, can also be applied to landscape analysis and contribute to advanced user experience.
keywords Super-smart society; Virtual Reality; Segmentation; Deep-learning; Landscape simulation; Shader
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_502
id ecaadesigradi2019_502
authors Gozen, Efe
year 2019
title A Framework for a Five-Axis Stylus for Design Fabrication
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.1.215
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 1, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 215-220
summary This paper proposes a new workflow between design and fabrication phases through the introduction of a novel framework centered around a stylus that is tracked in real-time for five-axis by a single RGB-D camera. Often misconceived as a linear process, urgent reinterpretation of design and fabrication tools is discussed briefly. Similar to how industrial robots have become an enabler for fabrication process in the field of architecture and construction, the necessity for providing a similar tool that would reform the "design" process is underlined. A generic stylus is proposed with interchangeable operations which allows for intuitive, non-obstructive grasp of the user serves as the physical avatar that transform into a virtual representation of a fabrication tool mounted on a six-axis industrial robot arm. User interaction with the apparatus is simulated for the user, and the user is notified of any errors as the interaction is translated for motion planning of a KUKA KR20-3 industrial robot.
keywords Human-Computer Interaction; CAD / CAM; Robotic Motion Control
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_218
id ecaadesigradi2019_218
authors Grasser, Alexander
year 2019
title Towards an Architecture of Collaborative Objects
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.1.325
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 1, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 325-332
summary Towards an Architecture of Collaborative Objects, explores the potential of playing with Collaborative Objects in real, augmented and mixed realities. A multi-player game platform App: VoxelCO, developed by the author, provides a speculative playground to research, the interaction with objects, things and people, as well as provokes new opportunities to engage deeply with its content and context. Furthermore, VoxelCO, reveals new modes of participation, to design and collaborate in real-time with augmented reality, using millennial tools: mobile devices. A case study project, the VoxelStage, offered an opportunity to apply VoxelCO to design a stage together with a group of students. To merge the collaboratively aggregated virtual objects of VoxelCO with reality, real WireCubes were augmented and assembled, proposing an architecture of socially augmented fuzzy formations.
keywords Collaborative Objects; Augmented Reality; Realtime; Fuzzy; Play
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_117
id ecaadesigradi2019_117
authors Kido, Daiki, Fukuda, Tomohiro and Yabuki, Nobuyoshi
year 2019
title Development of a Semantic Segmentation System for Dynamic Occlusion Handling in Mixed Reality for Landscape Simulation
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.1.641
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 1, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 641-648
summary The use of mixed reality (MR) for landscape simulation has attracted attention recently. MR can produce a realistic landscape simulation by merging a three-dimensional computer graphic (3DCG) model of a new building on a real space. One challenge with MR that remains to be tackled is occlusion. Properly handling occlusion is important for the understanding of the spatial relationship between physical and virtual objects. When the occlusion targets move or the target's shape changes, depth-based methods using a special camera have been applied for dynamic occlusion handling. However, these methods have a limitation of the distance to obtain depth information and are unsuitable for outdoor landscape simulation. This study focuses on a dynamic occlusion handling method for MR-based landscape simulation. We developed a real-time semantic segmentation system to perform dynamic occlusion handling. We designed this system for use in mobile devices with client-server communication for real-time semantic segmentation processing in mobile devices. Additionally, we used a normal monocular camera for practice use.
keywords Mixed Reality; Dynamic occlusion handling; Semantic segmentation; Deep learning; Landscape simulation
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_399
id ecaadesigradi2019_399
authors Kieferle, Joachim and Woessner, Uwe
year 2019
title Virtual Reality in Early Phases of Architectural Studies - Experiments with first year students in immersive rear projection based virtual environments
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.3.099
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 3, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 99-106
summary Virtual Reality is quite commonly used in architectural education, however mostly in higher semesters and within elective courses. This paper reports about various teaching scenarios using Virtual Reality in projection based immersive environments at very early phases of architectural studies, within the first two semesters. Various student questionnaires were carried out and clearly show benefits for students to gain spatial awareness in their design projects, and for discussing their design intentions. Experiences with cyber sickness and issues like accessibility to the immersive environments are discussed as well within the given context.
keywords Virtual Reality; Education; Curriculum
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_156
id ecaadesigradi2019_156
authors Loyola, Mauricio, Rossi, Bruno, Montiel, Constanza and Daiber, Max
year 2019
title Use of Virtual Reality in Participatory Design
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.2.449
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 2, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 449-454
summary Virtual Reality technology was used as a visualization tool in a participatory design process of an urban design project in Santiago, Chile. Community members with little or no familiarity with digital technologies visualized the project using traditional means of architectural representation and immersive virtual reality, and then, answered standardized questionnaires on spatial comprehension. Participants who visualized the project using virtual reality showed a higher level of spatial comprehension and a more precise understanding of the formal and spatial qualities of the project than users who used traditional means.
keywords Virtual Reality; Participatory Design; Urban Design; Head Mounted Displays
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_id cf2019_018
id cf2019_018
authors Poustinchi, Ebrahim
year 2019
title Oriole A Parametric Solution for Animation-Based Robotic Motion Design
source Ji-Hyun Lee (Eds.) "Hello, Culture!"  [18th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2019, Proceedings / ISBN 978-89-89453-05-5] Daejeon, Korea, p. 132
summary This paper presents a project-based research study using Oriole—a custom-made plug-in for robotic motion control solutions in grasshopper 3D visual programming environment. Oriole is a parametric tool that enables users/designers to design robotic motion-paths, based on the notion of keyframing and animation. Using Oriole, designers are able to simulate—and ultimately develop robotic movements in more intuitive free-form ways. Using Rhino 3D as a digital modeling platform and Grasshopper 3D and its robotic simulation platforms for different industrial robots such as KUKA, ABB, and Universal, Oriole enables designers to create a precise interaction between the robot, its spatial “performance” and the physical environment through animation.
keywords Robotics, Parametric Design, Human-Computer Interaction
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_id caadria2019_403
id caadria2019_403
authors Lin, Xuhui and Muslimin, Rizal
year 2019
title RESHAPE - Rapid forming and simulation system using unmanned aerial vehicles for architectural representation
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.1.413
source M. Haeusler, M. A. Schnabel, T. Fukuda (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 15-18 April 2019, pp. 413-422
summary As digital technology advances, multiple ways of repre-senting objects interactively in space, architects and designers begin to use Virtual Reality (VR) and Immersive Digital Environ-ments (IDE) to communicate their ideas. However, these technolo-gies are bounded with their spatial limitations. In responding to this issue, our paper introduces ReShape, a digital-physical spatial representation system supported by Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) swarm technology that allows a user to project their unbuilt design and interact with them in real space, unattached by headset, fixed cameras or screen. ReShape can be controlled by user orien-tation and gesture as an input, where the real-time feedback is provided by UAV spatial arrangement in space, augmented by computational simulation. Spatial data is transmitted between the UAV agents for the user to experience the digital model, creating a versatile and computationally efficient platform to edit and en-hance the design in real-space. This paper outlines four systems in ReShape, i.e., (1) detection system to identify and locate the user position and orientation; (2) task-arrangement system to provide spatial information to the UAV agents; (3) UAV's communicating system to control the UAV position and task in space; and (4) Physical-Digital forming system, to project digital simulation by the UAV agents.
keywords UAV system; Spatial representation; a detecting sys-tem; human-computation interaction
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_id caadria2019_081
id caadria2019_081
authors Sheldon, Aron, Dobbs, Tiara, Fabbri, Alessandra, Gardner, Nicole, Haeusler, M. Hank, Ramos, Cristina and Zavoleas, Yannis
year 2019
title Putting the AR in (AR)chitecture - Integrating voice recognition and gesture control for Augmented Reality interaction to enhance design practice
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.1.475
source M. Haeusler, M. A. Schnabel, T. Fukuda (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 15-18 April 2019, pp. 475-484
summary The architectural design process involves the development of spatial explorable 3D models, but the computer screen is main medium to communicate information to clients. Yet, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) are the closest way to replicate our world, create new ones and interact within them. AR and VR headsets offer different ways to allow multiple stakeholders to effectively immerse themselves in 3D representations of design projects. But, to interact within these spaces and to perform design modifications, the development of new workflows is required. This research presents a new method where AR is used to visualize and edit project models using both voice recognition and hand-gestures software. While numerous projects are addressing software interoperability issues, user-interaction in an AR space remains a developing area of crucial relevance in research. Although hand-gestures are the usual form of model-state control employed in such systems, voice-control is emerging as a highly desirable and everyday form of human-computer interaction. This paper presents a plugin for the Hololens that allows the user to use voice and hand gestures to enhance the ability to work with 3D models and discusses and evaluates the project.
keywords Augmented Reality; Design Workflows; Interaction Design; Voice Recogition; Gesture Recognition
series CAADRIA
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_id caadria2019_647
id caadria2019_647
authors Camacho, Daniel, Dobbs, Tiara, Fabbri, Alessandra, Gardner, Nicole, Haeusler, M. Hank and Zavoleas, Yannis
year 2019
title Hands On Design - Integrating haptic interaction and feedback in virtual environments for enhanced immersive experiences in design practice.
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2019.1.563
source M. Haeusler, M. A. Schnabel, T. Fukuda (eds.), Intelligent & Informed - Proceedings of the 24th CAADRIA Conference - Volume 1, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, 15-18 April 2019, pp. 563-572
summary The usability of virtual reality (VR) controller interfaces are often complex and difficult for first time users. Most controllers provide minimal feedback which relegates the potential for heightened interaction and feedback within virtual experiences. This research explores how haptic technology systems partnered with VR can deliver immersive interactions between user and virtual environment (VE). This research involves the development of a haptic glove interface prototype that incorporates a force feedback and vibrotactile feedback system. It focuses on determining a workflow that communicates in real-time user interaction and environmental feedback using Unreal Engine and the produced haptic glove system. Testing and calibrating the prototype feedback system provided a baseline for developers to rationalise and improve accuracy of current real-time virtual feedback systems. The evaluation of this research in industry unfolds new technical knowledge for implementing a wider range of haptic technologies within VR. This further development would involve reviewing the usability and interaction standards for VR users in the design process.
keywords Virtual Environments; Haptic Technologies; Feedback; Interaction; Usability
series CAADRIA
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_605
id ecaadesigradi2019_605
authors Andrade Zandavali, Bárbara and Jiménez García, Manuel
year 2019
title Automated Brick Pattern Generator for Robotic Assembly using Machine Learning and Images
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.3.217
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 3, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 217-226
summary Brickwork is the oldest construction method still in use. Digital technologies, in turn, enabled new methods of representation and automation for bricklaying. While automation explored different approaches, representation was limited to declarative methods, as parametric filling algorithms. Alternatively, this work proposes a framework for automated brickwork using a machine learning model based on image-to-image translation (Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks). The framework consists of creating a dataset, training a model for each bond, and converting the output images into vectorial data for robotic assembly. Criteria such as: reaching wall boundary accuracy, avoidance of unsupported bricks, and brick's position accuracy were individually evaluated for each bond. The results demonstrate that the proposed framework fulfils boundary filling and respects overall bonding structural rules. Size accuracy demonstrated inferior performance for the scale tested. The association of this method with 'self-calibrating' robots could overcome this problem and be easily implemented for on-site.
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_592
id ecaadesigradi2019_592
authors Carvalho, Jo?o, Figueiredo, Bruno and Cruz, Paulo
year 2019
title Free-form Ceramic Vault System - Taking ceramic additive manufacturing to real scale
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.1.485
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 1, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 485-492
summary The use of Additive Manufacturing (AM) for the production of architectural components has more and more examples attesting the possibilities and the advantages of its application. At the same time we seen a fast grow of the usage of ceramic materials to produce fully customised architectural components using Layer Deposition Modelling (LDM) [1] techniques. However, the use of this material, as paste, leads to a series of constraints relative to its behaviour when in the viscous state, but also in the drying and firing stages. Thus, when ceramic dries, the retraction effects may be a barrier to the regular use of this material to build future architectural systems. In this sense, it is important to study the material behaviour and know how to control and use it as a primary construction material. To do that we present the challenges and outcomes of project Hexashade, a ceramic vault shading system prototype whose geometry and internal structure is defined according to the solar incidence. This paper explain how we expect to build a real scale self-supporting prototype.
keywords Ceramic 3D printing; Additive Manufacturing; Vaulting Systems; Parametric Design; Performative Design
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_179
id ecaadesigradi2019_179
authors Castelo-Branco, Renata, Leit?o, António and Santos, Guilherme
year 2019
title Immersive Algorithmic Design - Live Coding in Virtual Reality
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.2.455
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 2, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 455-464
summary As many other areas of human activity, the architectural design process has been recently shaken by Virtual Reality (VR), as it offers new ways to experience and communicate architectural space. In this paper we propose Live Coding in Virtual Reality (LCVR), a design approach that allows architects to benefit from the advantages of VR within an algorithmic design workflow. LCVR integrates a live coding solution, where the architect programs his design intent and immediately receives feedback on the changes applied to the program; and VR, which means this workflow takes place inside the virtual environment, where the architect is immersed in the model that results from the program he is concurrently updating from inside VR. In this paper we discuss the possible impacts of such an approach, as well as the most pressing implementation issues. We offer a critical analysis and comparison of the various solutions available in the context of two different programming paradigms: visual and textual.
keywords Virtual Reality; Algorithmic Design; Live Coding
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_342
id ecaadesigradi2019_342
authors Costa Couceiro, Mauro, Lobo, Rui and Monteiro, António
year 2019
title Inserting and Encircling - Two complementary immersive strategies for mixed-reality applied to cultural heritage *
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.3.091
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 3, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 91-98
summary To accomplish the aims of a three-year research project we are developing, connected to cultural heritage, we became interested in the fusion of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, two emergent development fields that gave birth to what was coined as Mixed Reality. Both dimensions have intricate connections with hardware and software improvements related with the so called "4th Industrial Revolution".Virtual Reality (VR), an interactive experience generated by a computer, takes place inside of simulated environments, which can be analogous to the real world or which can be created as imaginary contexts. On the other hand, Augmented Reality (AR) is always based in an interactive experience inside a tangible environment where the elements of that reality are nurtured with digital information, across several senses, to empathize certain aspects of reality. Our research combines both VR and AR to empathize sensory and intellectual experience. To do so, several senses, mainly visual and auditory, are stimulated.We therefore explore two Case-Studies from our research project in order to show two different strategies. The intention of both situations is to create immersive mixed reality environments where the fusion of the digital and analogue elements can be persistently sustained by the visual outputs.
keywords Santa Cruz Monastery; Mixed Reality; VR/AR; 3D scanning; 3D modeling; Lost heritage
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_397
id ecaadesigradi2019_397
authors Cristie, Verina and Joyce, Sam Conrad
year 2019
title 'GHShot': a collaborative and distributed visual version control for Grasshopper parametric programming
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.3.035
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 3, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 35-44
summary When working with parametric models, architects typically focus on using rather structuring them (Woodbury, 2010). As a result, increasing design complexity typically means a convoluted parametric model, amplifying known problems: 'hard to understand, modify, share and reuse' (Smith 2007; Davis 2011). This practice is in contrast with conventional software-programming where programmers are known to meticulously document and structure their code with versioning tool. In this paper, we argue that versioning tools could help to manage parametric modelling complexity, as it has been showing with software counterparts. Four key features of version control: committing, differentiating, branching, and merging, and how they could be implemented in a parametric design practice are discussed. Initial user test sessions with 5 student designers using GHShot Grasshopper version control plugin (Cristie and Joyce 2018, 2017) revealed that the plugin is useful to record and overview design progression, share model, and provide a fallback mechanism.
keywords Version Control; Parametric Design; Collaborative Design; Design Exploration
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_id ecaadesigradi2019_514
id ecaadesigradi2019_514
authors de Miguel, Jaime, Villafa?e, Maria Eugenia, Piškorec, Luka and Sancho-Caparrini, Fernando
year 2019
title Deep Form Finding - Using Variational Autoencoders for deep form finding of structural typologies
doi https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2019.1.071
source Sousa, JP, Xavier, JP and Castro Henriques, G (eds.), Architecture in the Age of the 4th Industrial Revolution - Proceedings of the 37th eCAADe and 23rd SIGraDi Conference - Volume 1, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September 2019, pp. 71-80
summary In this paper, we are aiming to present a methodology for generation, manipulation and form finding of structural typologies using variational autoencoders, a machine learning model based on neural networks. We are giving a detailed description of the neural network architecture used as well as the data representation based on the concept of a 3D-canvas with voxelized wireframes. In this 3D-canvas, the input geometry of the building typologies is represented through their connectivity map and subsequently augmented to increase the size of the training set. Our variational autoencoder model then learns a continuous latent distribution of the input data from which we can sample to generate new geometry instances, essentially hybrids of the initial input geometries. Finally, we present the results of these computational experiments and lay out the conclusions as well as outlook for future research in this field.
keywords artificial intelligence; deep neural networks; variational autoencoders; generative design; form finding; structural design
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