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a comment please help us build main street mmo february 27 2012 8 18 pm filed under architectural resources archvirtual community engineering machinima real estate rl architecture unity3d virtual architecture tags architecture archvirtual city downtown dubuque funding game iowa kickstarter main street mmo multi player multi user real realtime unity3d urban we re raising funds to launch main street mmo and we need your help as a founding supporter there are so many incredible sci fi war games and medieval adventures available today with amazing complexity detail and realism main street mmo seeks to combine the fun and interactivity of video games with real cities to promote local businesses showcase city initiatives visualize architectural designs and a lot more we need your help here s a link to our kickstarter page where you can pledge your support for our project http www kickstarter com projects keystone main street mmo real cities in realtime 3d as a founding supporter of main street mmo we will engrave your name in a cornerstone add your name to the credits name an npc after you or even kickstart an mmo of your city other creative award ideas are welcome even if you can t afford to back the project financially please consider sharing this within your network to help raise awareness your tweets facebook updates and blog posts are the stuff a successful kickstarter project is made of so please help us spread the word we re just getting started for the past year we ve been partnering directly with local businesses in our premiere city of dubuque iowa to determine which features they feel would be most useful in a technology like this and have compiled a list of features and functionality we believe will take this project to a new level but we need your help please consider backing main street mmo your support is very much appreciated if you think your city would be interested in something like this or if you have ideas for new features we should add please get in touch with us http www kickstarter com projects keystone main street mmo real cities in realtime 3d thanks so much openingdesign epredator pbroviak derek barrett samdriver and moirah for stepping up as our first backers we can t thank you enough for your support leave a comment realtime cities by arch virtual welcome to virtual dubuque february 7 2012 2 22 pm filed under architectural resources archvirtual city planning collaborative design real estate rl architecture uncategorized urban planning tags 3d animation ar arch virtual architecture archtech engine augmented reality autodesk bim cad cities city collaboration community design downtown dubuque education game engine geography gis google government historical interactive iowa jon brouchoud kml main street maya planning realtime replica resource simulation tour unity3d urban virtual walk through introducing virtual dubuque a premiere development of our new realtime cities initiative by arch virtual built with archtech engine read the full post here this new community resource will provide free and easy to access windows into interactive customizable 3d models of cities to learn more about how we can build a realtime model of your city or architectural project send us a note here we re currently seeking development partners to build new features create custom content and build out additional architecture and cities around the world so please send us a note to learn more over the past year we have been partnering with local businesses and organizations in dubuque iowa to develop features and sponsored content including a project in the historic millwork district for a local real estate developer coming soon as well as the masonic temple where international members of demolay will be working with industry pioneers in developing a world class learning environment using virtual cities as its core platform read the full post here we re harnessing the same technology used to make the latest ipad apps and xbox 360 games but we re not making a game we re building dynamic and ever changing models of cities that are designed to serve as true community resources that can be easily accessed directly from a website said jon brouchoud founder of virtual cities using archtech engine and the unity3d platform we re now able to transforms buildings geography and entire cities into realtime 3d environments that are easily accessible and can be embedded on your website or deployed to a tablet these interactive models can be geo referenced to real world coordinates dynamically linked to databases and layered with interactive content as visitors explore virtual cities links to websites and additional information about nearby buildings parks and businesses appear automatically for example when you approach a restaurant you can click through to read their menu if you re near a historic building you can learn more about its past businesses and organizations can customize and enhance their space in the virtual model layering it with more information or interactive features read the full post here proceeds from sponsorship and custom content are then re invested in the ongoing development of the city model enabling realtime cities to add more features build new parts of the city and refine models with more detail but a virtual replica is just the beginning if you ve ever experienced the voices gallery in the millwork district of dubuque iowa for example you ve seen how a building can be completely re imagined into a destination that celebrates the unique architectural character of a place yet transcends it to become something completely unique said brouchoud that s really what virtual dubuque and the realtime cities initiative is all about a replica of the city as it is now will certainly have interesting use cases but i m looking forward to seeing how cities can be re imagined within an environment where anything is possible read the full post here read the full post here 1 comment introducing the archtech engine transforming buildings cities and geography into realtime 3d environments january 19 2012 2 19 pm filed under architectural resources architecture autocad real estate unity3d urban planning tags 3d environments aec animation arch tech engine arch virtual architectural drawings architectural visualization architecture archtech bim building cad cg city collaboration communication computer construction education engine engineering game development geography interactive models learning environments military military simulations multi player planning prototype simulation training unity3d urban video virtual voice voip walk through intro video i am very excited to announce the launch of our new archtech engine a technology that transforms buildings cities and geography into realtime 3d environments that are easily accessible and can be embedded on your website or deployed to a tablet read the full post here these interactive models can be geo referenced to real world coordinates dynamically linked to databases and layered with interactive content transform your architectural drawings and 3d models of almost any format including cad and bim into information rich applications that are perfect for architectural visualization and city planning as well as learning environments military simulations historical recreations training environments and more students can interact within a more memorable learning environment and achieve much greater retention over reading a textbook all within a web browser or tablet your application can be customized to suit your project s specific needs make it multiplayer with voice and video communication or a single player experience and add non player characters or an entire crowd of people to bring it to life to learn more about arch tech engine or to get started on your own project visit www archtechengine com arch tech engine is built on the unity3d and was developed in partnership between arch virtual and tipodean technologies read the full post here 1 comment 85 million rutgers school of business recreated virtually with unity3d game engine november 13 2011 2 31 am filed under rl architecture uncategorized unity unity3d tags animation arch virtual architecture arcspace bim blueprints cad cg collaboration computer faculty graphics import jon brouchoud replicate rutgers school of business simulate simulation student ten arquitectos virtual visualization walk through construction is now officially underway on the new rutgers school of business designed by the renowned architecture studio ten arquitectos frequently covered by arcspace but you don t have to wait until construction is complete to explore the new design arch virtual recently completed a virtual prototype of the new facility for rutgers university replicating the design based on architectural cad drawings bim models and blueprints provided by the architect then publishing them into realtime 3d with the unity3d game engine see a video preview of the virtual model below and see some screenshots of the model here read the rest of this post on our new site here rutgers university leveraged the best of several virtual platforms throughout design development of this project in early design phases arch virtual replicated the design in second life which was ideal for recreating the schematic and conceptual models and making the design accessible to students and faculty seen her e that model was then brought into opensim where it was integrated into a more comprehensive model of the campus including more of the context surrounding the business school s new building site when final construction documents were ready we interpreted the architect s cad drawings and bim model with autodesk maya that could be brought into the unity3d game development engine rutgers worked with tipodean technologies to export their opensim islands including buildings surrounding the new business school tipodean converted them into collada mesh format along with the textures which were then added to the unity3d environment the final result is a blend of the architectural model alongside meshes exported from opensim read the rest of this post on our new site here with the model in unity rutgers will now be able to embed the virtual model into a variety of formats for example they can embed the model directly a website or facebook page but could also publish the same model to be accessible from android or ipad mobile devices or as stand alone applications that can be installed on a mac or pc and run locally without being online and at full screen to follow the progress of the virtual rutgers school of business join the rutgers university virtual worlds facebook page at http www facebook com ruvw3d to learn more about how arch virtual can translate your blueprints cad or bim file into a virtual experience contact us here http archvirtual com page_id 3388 read the rest of this post on our new site here leave a comment customer created design virtual reality and realtime design enables seniors to design their own community spaces november 13 2011 2 28 am filed under rl architecture tags arch virtual architecture collaboration collaborative community crowdsource customer oriented dane derrick van mell dimension iv facility independent living jim gersich jon brouchoud madison participatory rita giovannoni second life senior living wisconsin there s a fantastic snippet in this video about 2 minutes and 58 seconds in that does a great job of capturing the spirit of this project this is a group of senior citizens looking at the virtual world of second life projected on a wall in front of them and you can hear the almost visceral reaction the group has to watching their suggested design changes to a new senior living community take shape before their eyes read the rest of this post and view the machinima at our new site here a single window was turned into a glass wall which suddenly lets in more light and opened up more views to the outside the impact of this design change was immediately evident to everyone in this session which was held simultaneously in a conference room in madison wisconsin as well as a platform in the sky above architecture island in second life my long time friend and colleague derrick van mell of van mell associates had recently introduced me to rita giovannoni ceo of independent living and we sat down at a coffee shop for a quick demo of second life derrick had been following my interest in virtual worlds since the very beginning and knew rita was interested in a fresh perspective on the design process for her next project having led construction of 3 previous senior living facilities and entering the early design planning for a 4th facility she was eager to find a unique approach to design read the rest of this post and view the machinima at our new site here i opened second life on my laptop and walked my avatar into an empty virtual room so far so good but rita looks hesitant inside my avatar reaches up and slowly starts lowering the ceiling down until it s hovering just above his head that s way too enclosed and claustrophobic we don t want that rita immediately reacts i then slowly raised the ceiling up higher that s too high it looks too institutional i lowered it half way down until it was just right we went through other parts of the building and similarly modified the design in realtime until it was all just right rita immediately recognized that this was not only a truly unique way to visualize design ideas but also an opportunity to actively engage others in the design process itself we started brainstorming ways independent living might be able to invite prospective residents to participate in designing their new facility we decided to work with focus groups of prospective residents who were considering a move into a facility like the one independent living would soon be building we invited jim gersich partner in charge at dimension iv madison design group which has a lot of experience with designing senior living facilities and he offered to host the session in his studio s conference room we projected second life onto a wall and invited the group to imagine how they would like the new facility to feel and function i had been concerned that the virtual modeling might cause some motion sickness or may even be just too silly to take seriously as a design medium but there was no hesitation with this group they got it immediately read the rest of this post and view the machinima at our new site here the movable ceiling trick was all it took to get their attention it never ceases to amaze me how strong of a reaction people have to watching my avatar slowly being enclosed by a lower and lower ceiling they can literally feel the difference it s making to the way the space feels therein lies the whole idea behind this endeavor to use virtual reality to immerse people in a simulated environment where they can immediately see and feel the impact...