As the cost of headsets such as Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, or Microsoft Mixed Reality have dropped significantly, virtual reality is now a feasible option for all modern architects and designers. Find out more about Enscape-supported headsets for VR architecture here, and all you need to know about virtual reality headsets on our Knowledge Base.
Architects and designers get a better feel of a project and enhance their productivity and iteration process. Navigating through your model is easy. Select view from favorites and take screenshots from within virtual reality. Presenting and reviewing projects has never been easier. Explore use cases of virtual reality in architecture here.
Even though virtual reality has been around for some years, it was video gaming that pushed it as a mainstream option. Notable firms such as KPF, Foster + Partners, ARUP, LHB, and Hassell have chosen virtual reality architecture with the Enscape plug-in to optimize their workflow and presentations.
Nine out of the 20 major architectural companies worldwide use VR in test cases or even in their daily business, and 83% of the top 100 architectural firms are using Enscape for virtual reality architecture rendering.
An architectural virtual reality experience amazes your clients. Being able to present the project in client meetings to emotionally impress customers is therefore the main use case of virtual reality. Virtual architecture gives your clients a better understanding of the design, and emotionally involves them in the project.
CAD models can also be exported into rendering engines that are known from the computer games industry. The advantage of this solution is the quality, which comes close to the quality of a photorealistic rendering. However, the process of creating such a virtual reality walk-through demands skill and effort as well as time. This results in much higher prices.
In the Virtual Reality for Architectural Visualization specialization master, the lighting tools available to Unreal Engine for the creation of immersive photorealistic environments will be worked on. Training that complements the work of the computer graphics artist, providing a plus in their professional profile, allowing them to access a higher job offer since they will master current virtual reality techniques for the architecture and interior design sector, being able to generate executables for Oculus or videos of film results for project presentations.
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