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BIM-based immersive collaborative environment for furniture, fixture and equipment design

Prabhakaran, A; Mahamadu, AM; Mahdjoubi, L; Boguslawski, P; (2022) BIM-based immersive collaborative environment for furniture, fixture and equipment design. Automation in Construction , 142 , Article 104489. 10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104489. Green open access

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Abstract

One of the most critical issues related to the current application of virtual reality during design appraisal is the inability to have a collaborative virtual environment where a group of geographically remote stakeholders can interact and communicate effectively in real-time. This paper addresses this shortcoming by proposing a collaborative furniture, fixture and equipment virtual environment (COFFEE) that allows concurrent multi-users to interact, communicate and collaborate virtually during the design appraisal of interior furnishings of a facility The testing of the proposed system among various construction stakeholders (n = 26) to demonstrate the usability and functionality showed high degree of acceptance by stakeholders as a result of improved visualisation, multi-user communication, and collaboration in the virtual environment. In practice COFFEE is expected to assist interior design stakeholders to make informed decisions and create shared understanding before commencement of construction activity.

Type: Article
Title: BIM-based immersive collaborative environment for furniture, fixture and equipment design
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104489
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2022.104489
Language: English
Additional information: © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. under a Creative Commons license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
Keywords: Multi-user, Virtual reality, Design communication, Immersive collaboration
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
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URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10153977
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