Return on Investment Hardware & Software Options Lessons - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• Introduction • Applications • Limitations • Return on Investment • Hardware & Software Options • Lessons Learned

• VR or Virtual reality is an artificial environment that is created with software and presented to the user in such a way that the user accepts it as a real environment.

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Average Annual Productivity Change (2007 - 2017) 3.5% 2.9% 3.0% 2.5% 2.0% 1.5% 1.3% 1.2% 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% 0.0% 0.0% Commerical & Single-Family Road, Highway, Manufacturing Nonfarm Business Industrial Construction Infrastructure Construction United States Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018

• Immersive Plan Review • Planning • Logistics • Quality Control • Training • Safety • Operations • Education • Sales

Plan reviews for Safety, Accessibility and Constructability. Tools include • Markups, Measuring, Verifying materials and parts, and Exporting snapshots for RFI or Coordination. images: http://www.irisVR.com

• Improve Quality • Reduce Rework • Increase Field Engagement with Model • Reduce Safety Incidents • Improve Collaboration

Project Based Pay Back Analysis Traditional Plan Review Method Virtual Reality Review Method • Average of 3 design related • Eliminate 1 design related rework rework incidents per project incident per project using VR review • Average cost of rework incident: • Cost of VR System: $5,800 $2,460 • Cost of VR Review: $275 Payback period is less than three projects!

• Multi-user Experience • Model Required • Model Quality • Rendering / Appearance • Hardware Setup (Sensors, Space) • Durability

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE OPTIONS • Virtual Reality Hardware ($200 - $800) • HTC Vive • Oculus Rift/ Go / Quest • Windows Mixed Reality (HP, Others) • BIM -> Virtual Reality Software (No Additional Cost - $5,000 Annually+) • Autodesk Live/ 3DS Max Interactive • Prospect by IrisVR • InsiteVR • The WILD • Workstation ($1,750 - $4,500) • Not all workstations are created equal

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• Hardware • HP Omen X ($2,200+) • HTC Vive (Room Scale Tracking) ($499) http://store.hp.com/ • Software • Prospect Workstation by irisVR (~$5,000 / year) http://irisvr.com/ • Autodesk AEC Collection ($2,825 / year) • Accessories • Sensor Stands ($50)

DO! DON’T! • Multiple Super Users • Play Games at work • “Budget” Time • Start with Large/Complex Models • Get Buy-in Early • Over-promise • Leverage Software Trials • Beware of VR Gimmicks • Take it home • Invest in the right hardware