Design and Initial Evaluation of a VR based Immersive and Interactive Architectural Design Discussion System

Ting Wei Hsu; Ming Han Tsai; Sabarish V. Babu; Pei-Hsien Hsu; Hsuan Ming Chang; Wen-Chieh Lin; Jung-Hong Chuang

doi:10.1109/VR46266.2020.1581231362069

Design and Initial Evaluation of a VR based Immersive and Interactive Architectural Design Discussion System

Ting Wei Hsu, Ming Han Tsai, Sabarish V. Babu, Pei-Hsien Hsu, Hsuan Ming Chang, Wen-Chieh Lin, Jung-Hong Chuang

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Abstract

Design discussion is a very important course in architecture education. In this paper, we developed a VR based architecture design discussion system that allows members to visualize and discuss the architectural models and to modify the models during discussion. Since the system is designed to work on top of Rhinoceros and Grasshopper, the object database is updated right after the object modification. Members communicate via voice, object manipulations, and mid-air sketching as well as on-surface sketching in the virtual environment. Several tools have been designed to enhance the sense of presence and to make the discussion more effective. We also developed a rollback mechanism to help users intuitively and quickly revert to a previous state of discussion to make some changes or to start a new direction of discussion. To evaluate the system, we conducted an initial user study with 14 participants to assess the user experience, user impression and effectiveness of the system. The feedback from participants were positive and suggested that the system could be effective and useful for supporting architecture design discussion.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	363-371
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728156088
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VR46266.2020.1581231362069
State	Published - 22 Mar 2020
Event	27th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020 - Atlanta, United States Duration: 22 Mar 2020 → 26 Mar 2020

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Name	Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020

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Conference	27th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020
Country/Territory	United States
City	Atlanta
Period	22/03/20 → 26/03/20

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Applied computing
Computer supported cooperative work
E-learning
Human-centered computing
User interface design
Virtual reality

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Hsu, T. W., Tsai, M. H., Babu, S. V., Hsu, P.-H., Chang, H. M., Lin, W.-C., & Chuang, J.-H. (2020). Design and Initial Evaluation of a VR based Immersive and Interactive Architectural Design Discussion System. In Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020 (pp. 363-371). Article 9089521 (Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VR46266.2020.1581231362069

Hsu, Ting Wei ; Tsai, Ming Han ; Babu, Sabarish V. et al. / Design and Initial Evaluation of a VR based Immersive and Interactive Architectural Design Discussion System. Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2020. pp. 363-371 (Proceedings - 2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2020).

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