Virtual reality Model
What is it?
A virtual reality model enables the viewer to see the physical form of a structure by transforming data into a visual three-dimensional representation.
Virtual models can be applied to a variety of disciplines including engineering, public art and urban simulation projects.
A virtual model of an urban development project enables viewers to ‘walk through’ and visualise future urban environments.
Users can navigate along roads, around sites, building exteriors and facilities. It also allows viewers to examine proposed built forms from various vantage points and to assess the impact of future developments.
A virtual model also enables analysis of shadows, traffic movements and impacts. The impact of proposals on the surrounding environment during varying time and day conditions can be previewed and various design options tested.
In particular, property developers and planners can use this digital technology to help their audiences better visualise development proposals.
For more information on virtual reality and the incorporation of your proposal into the Doncaster Hill Virtual Reality Model please contact the Urban Futures Laboratory on 03 9925 2017 or visit www.iii.rmit.edu.au/ufl/
Virtual Doncaster Hill
Virtual Reality modelling has been used extensively in the development of the Doncaster Hill strategy.
The model as a tool, helped planners determine the most appropriate building heights and building envelopes for the precinct. It also allowed planners to assess the suitability of locations for open space areas, pedestrian links and plazas.
This virtual reality technology has also enabled the ‘insertion’ of future planning projects into the model, allowing better assessment of the suitability of a proposal and its impact on the precinct.
The virtual reality model (VRM) of Doncaster Hill was generated from direct data to ensure accuracy and scale. Short clips of the Doncaster Hill Virtual Reality Model may be viewed via the links below.
The following movie clips can be viewed in QuickTime Viewer. Click to download QuickTime.
Alternatively, the same clips can be viewed in Windows Media Player. Click to download Media Player.
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