Implementation of a Virtual Reality Interface for a Public Library

Minyaev, Ilya; Pouke, Matti; Ylipulli, Johanna; Ojala, Timo

doi:10.1145/3282894.3289718

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“…At the same time, the aim was to study the design process itself and develop PD methods [56], and scrutinize how people experience and perceive the impacts of virtual reality environments, such as the merging of digital and physical public spaces. We explain the whole process here very briefly; more detailed accounts can be found in [35,44]. The process began in 2016 when we conducted a preliminary interview with the library administration and probed their interest in such collaboration.…”

Section: Transdisciplinary Co-design Process In a Library Contextmentioning

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Without libraries what have we?

Ylipulli

Luusua

2019

Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Communities &Amp; Technologies - Transforming Communities

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Since 2014, a growing body of critical research has pointed out flaws in smart city development. It has been described as too technology-led and business-oriented, diminishing citizens' agency and causing digital divides. As the agenda keeps spreading, there is an urgent need to develop more participatory, inclusive and bottom-up approaches to balance interests of those currently in strong power positions, such as large corporations. Participatory design (PD) and participatory approaches in general have been suggested as a remedy, but they often tend to be local, small-scale and short-term. Therefore, their impacts are often modest as well. We suggest that we need to start thinking about ways to create scalable approaches that would grow the temporal and spatial impact of actions and practices that intend to increase citizens' understanding and control over new technologies, i.e. their technological agency. Without making sure that more people have adequate knowledge and sufficient control and mastery of technologies, societal discussion and ultimately, political decisions, are left to few experts. We explore the potential of public libraries to act as an ally and cooperation partner in participatory design and technology education in general, with a significant potential to broaden micro-level actions' impact.

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Section: Transdisciplinary Co-design Process In a Library Contextmentioning

confidence: 99%

Without libraries what have we?

Ylipulli

Luusua

2019

Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Communities &Amp; Technologies - Transforming Communities

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“…The implementation of a Virtual Reality serious game for a Public Library was created by (Minyaev, et al 2018). Workshops conducted brought together researchers, library staff and library users to develop ideas and preliminary concepts.…”

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Comparative Analysis aimed at optimization and visualization of BIM for VR applications.

Zambrano¹,

Fernando²

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In this thesis, we explore the proper visualization of Autodesk Revit data inside virtual reality applications by presenting a new optimization framework leveraging a custom plugin / tool inside Autodesk 3DS Max. This tool leverages new Autodesk software integration APIs, in conjunction with Maxscript (native language of 3DS Max) to read and translate BIM data from Revit, while preserving its metadata, materials and textures. Multiple model optimization procedures are applied automatically with the most important being the implementation of a Level of Detail (LOD) system for every model in the scene. To test our proposed framework, we conducted a comparative analysis of quantitative data gathered from multiple virtual reality applications deployed and running inside an Oculus Quest mobile VR device. Four different Revit case studies were used to develop these applications. They were chosen to exemplify the different levels of complexity that a BIM project can reach in real situations. The first set of applications were developed using our proposed framework, while the second set were developed using the Unreal Datasmith toolset by Epic Games. Results show that the applications developed using our proposed framework performed better than the applications developed using the Unreal Datasmith toolset, in terms of higher average frames per second, higher visual fidelity and lower GPU usage. Additionally, results show that while the implementation of LOD systems requires extra memory, its benefits regarding performance are substantial. v Chapter 3: Gap Analysis .

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