New site is live!
It’s been a while since our last post, but we’ve been hard at work on some new work we hope to publish soon! In the meantime, check out our newly renovated website: http://www.archvirtual.com We’ve...
View Article3D mesh imports now (finally!) possible in Second Life! No, seriously… I have...
This long awaited 'holy grail' feature in Second Life has now finally arrived! The subject of numerous false starts, April fool's jokes, and much controversy - it is now possible to import 3D models...
View ArticleArchiCAD and Revit to Unity3D: more about architectural visualization with...
Below the fold are some additional points raised by YouTube, Twitter and blog commenters. One additional point I want to make is the distinction between Unity3D best practices for game design vs. best...
View ArticleVilla Tugenhdat, by Mies van der Rohe: Realtime 3D virtual tour published to...
Check out this realtime virtual tour of Villa Tugenhdat, by famed architect Mies van der Rohe, build published to Flash with Unity3D.
View ArticleThe Importance of Architecture in Video Games and Virtual Worlds
Architecture in video games matters, and there is a right way and a wrong way to approach it. Games are chock full of buildings, but there is a tremendous deficit of 'Architecture.' Here are some...
View ArticleRevit and Oculus Rift via Unity3D: Experiencing BIM in Virtual Reality for...
Oculus Rift completely changes the game. The very instant I stepped inside of our Revit model, I realized just how different the 'in-world' experience was from the drawings we were producing! It was a...
View ArticleCity Planning and Urban Design with Oculus Rift
Most of what we have been exploring with Virtual Cities initiative, starting with Virtual Dubuque, has been about how 3D city replicas can be used to understand cities in a deeply immersive way -...
View ArticleHow much does it cost? Real-time Architectural Visualizations with Unity3D...
[UPDATE: We have now published an eBook about Architectural Visualization with Unity3D (including a chapter about Oculus Rift) that can be purchased HERE.] (tl;dr summary: The cost of taking a project...
View ArticleTutorial eBook Now Available: Unity3D and Architectural Visualization –...
Unity3D has proven to be a truly powerful and game-changing technology in architectural visualization. This tutorial eBook is designed to introduce you to many of the concepts, tools and best practices...
View ArticleArch Virtual is Hiring!
We're at a very exciting place with the rapid growth of real-time virtual applications being used in real estate, construction architecture and manufacturing industries, and need to bring in some...
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H-Town Goes Live! Incredible OpenSim-based neighborhood of real-world...
H-Town, the OpenSim neighborhood previously posted HERE, is now open to the public! This is a most impressive application of building real-world architecture using the OpenSim platform, and by far...
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Virtual Realism with Unity 5
The much anticipated Unity 5 launch just a few months ago represents a major milestone in raising the bar for quality with an all new lighting system, a physically based shader system and more. These...
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Introducing the Immerse Framework: Building Blocks for Creating Interactive...
Today we’re excited to introduce the Immerse Framework, a toolkit of building blocks for creating interactive and multi-user virtual environments with the Unity game engine. New users can quickly...
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Architectural Visualization: Residential Condo for Virtual Reality [Oculus...
This architectural visualization of a residential condominium real estate development is available to explore in virtual reality with Oculus Rift DK2. We translated and optimized this Revit / BIM...
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What’s Your VR + Architecture Strategy?
Virtual Reality, once a curiosity for architectural use, has quickly become an indispensable tool for designing, constructing, developing, and finishing interiors of architectural projects all over...
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