Multi-User Virtual Reality for Remote Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Case Study with High-Rise Elevator Machine Room Planning

Virtual Reality (VR) is considered among the major technologies to address the inefficient collaboration issue caused by the predominant use of 2D drawings in the construction industry. However, there is still a knowledge gap between researchers and practitioners about the actual benefits of VR in t...

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Autores principales:	Phong Truong, Katja Hölttä-Otto, Paulina Becerril, Reetta Turtiainen, Sanni Siltanen
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	multi-user virtual reality remote collaboration construction planning user need economic benefits VR Electronics TK7800-8360
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/349b75cd01424a6a900518d6bcfbacbd
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:349b75cd01424a6a900518d6bcfbacbd2021-11-25T17:24:49ZMulti-User Virtual Reality for Remote Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Case Study with High-Rise Elevator Machine Room Planning10.3390/electronics102228062079-9292https://doaj.org/article/349b75cd01424a6a900518d6bcfbacbd2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/10/22/2806https://doaj.org/toc/2079-9292Virtual Reality (VR) is considered among the major technologies to address the inefficient collaboration issue caused by the predominant use of 2D drawings in the construction industry. However, there is still a knowledge gap between researchers and practitioners about the actual benefits of VR in the business context. This paper presents the benefits of VR usage in four real-life high-rise elevator projects from the user and business perspectives. Four VR environments of actual machine rooms for planning were created and tested in a multi-user setting. Overall, users find VR more intuitive than conventional tools to enhance planning accuracy and collaboration. The results also show that VR brings significant economic savings and gains for business in the industry. Future study should investigate the real cost-benefit ratio of VR and streamline its technical implementation within construction projects. The research contributes to the current body of knowledge by providing real-life economic benefits and directions to address the research gap in both academia and industry to promote the wide adoption of VR.Phong TruongKatja Hölttä-OttoPaulina BecerrilReetta TurtiainenSanni SiltanenMDPI AGarticlemulti-user virtual realityremote collaborationconstruction planninguser needeconomic benefitsVRElectronicsTK7800-8360ENElectronics, Vol 10, Iss 2806, p 2806 (2021)
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spellingShingle	multi-user virtual reality remote collaboration construction planning user need economic benefits VR Electronics TK7800-8360 Phong Truong Katja Hölttä-Otto Paulina Becerril Reetta Turtiainen Sanni Siltanen Multi-User Virtual Reality for Remote Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Case Study with High-Rise Elevator Machine Room Planning
description	Virtual Reality (VR) is considered among the major technologies to address the inefficient collaboration issue caused by the predominant use of 2D drawings in the construction industry. However, there is still a knowledge gap between researchers and practitioners about the actual benefits of VR in the business context. This paper presents the benefits of VR usage in four real-life high-rise elevator projects from the user and business perspectives. Four VR environments of actual machine rooms for planning were created and tested in a multi-user setting. Overall, users find VR more intuitive than conventional tools to enhance planning accuracy and collaboration. The results also show that VR brings significant economic savings and gains for business in the industry. Future study should investigate the real cost-benefit ratio of VR and streamline its technical implementation within construction projects. The research contributes to the current body of knowledge by providing real-life economic benefits and directions to address the research gap in both academia and industry to promote the wide adoption of VR.
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title	Multi-User Virtual Reality for Remote Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Case Study with High-Rise Elevator Machine Room Planning
title_short	Multi-User Virtual Reality for Remote Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Case Study with High-Rise Elevator Machine Room Planning
title_full	Multi-User Virtual Reality for Remote Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Case Study with High-Rise Elevator Machine Room Planning
title_fullStr	Multi-User Virtual Reality for Remote Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Case Study with High-Rise Elevator Machine Room Planning
title_full_unstemmed	Multi-User Virtual Reality for Remote Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Case Study with High-Rise Elevator Machine Room Planning
title_sort	multi-user virtual reality for remote collaboration in construction projects: a case study with high-rise elevator machine room planning
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/349b75cd01424a6a900518d6bcfbacbd
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Multi-User Virtual Reality for Remote Collaboration in Construction Projects: A Case Study with High-Rise Elevator Machine Room Planning

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