Collaborative Architectural Technology / Virtual Reality project to support the design of new buildings for Shirebrook Academy
Overview
Virtual Reality (VR) technologies offer the opportunity to experience environments before they physically exist. Development of such environments requires specialist skills in 3D modelling software and visualisation technologies such as those taught and supported on the Interactive Media with Animation course. These visualisation technologies are supported in the Adsetts Centre Visualisation Suite, which houses a stereoscopic 3D projection system, stereoscopic 3D workstations, and makes use of VR4Max virtual reality software (http://www.vr4max.com ). This hardware and software allows people to experience real-time, interactive, realistic virtual environments. Designing a new building requires specialist knowledge and support. The specification for the Shirebrook Academy design will be set by the Comprehensive Design Project team and completed by the Architectural Technology students. By bringing these two cohorts of students together we can produce a piece of work that neither cohort could achieve on their own.
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Project team
Penny Collier (Department of Computing, Faculty of ACES): P.Collier@shu.ac.uk
Geoff Birkett (Department of Architecture/URS, Faculty of Development and Society): G.P.Birkett@shu.ac.uk
Richard Mather (Academic Innovation, Learning and Teaching Institute, Student and Learning Services): Richard.Mather@shu.ac.uk