{"id":13734,"date":"2023-02-01T23:35:42","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T04:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?p=13734"},"modified":"2023-02-02T15:31:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T20:31:22","slug":"how-will-vr-change-the-way-we-plan-a-sustainable-smart-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/2023\/02\/01\/how-will-vr-change-the-way-we-plan-a-sustainable-smart-city\/","title":{"rendered":"How Will VR Change the Way We Plan A Sustainable, Smart City?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article explores the potential impact of virtual reality (VR) technology on urban planning. It argues that VR offers a unique opportunity to transform the way smart cities are designed and developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the key advantages of VR in smart city planning is that it provides a way for planners to visualize and evaluate their ideas in a realistic and interactive environment. This allows them to test different design options and make adjustments in real-time, without having to physically construct prototypes or prototypes. This can significantly increase efficiency and cost savings, as it reduces the need for physical mockups and trial-and-error testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participatory Planning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another advantage of VR in smart city planning is that it allows for improved stakeholder engagement. By providing a visual representation of the proposed plans, VR can help to get feedback from a wider range of people, including citizens, community groups, and business owners. This can result in a more democratic planning process, as more people are able to understand and participate in the design process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally, the article suggests that VR has the potential to democratize smart city planning by making it accessible to a wider range of people, including those without technical skills. By using VR, people can get a better understanding of the plans, even if they don’t have the technical knowledge to understand traditional planning methods. This can help to create a more inclusive and collaborative planning process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflective Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My interest in integrating Architecture and Technology stems from working with AR and Architecture last semester. I came from a place where traditional ways of architecture were being taught and while working with AR I understood how efficient the project can be. Iterating design prototypes is much easier in digital design, not in construction where the end product is a static, physical entity that is expensive to build. Technology could solve this problem and enhance the architectural workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How will virtual reality change the way we plan a sustainable, Smart City?<\/em> Gowling WLG. (2019). https:\/\/gowlingwlg.com\/en\/insights-resources\/articles\/2019\/how-will-vr-change-the-way-we-plan-smart-cities\/ <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This article explores the potential impact of virtual reality (VR) technology on urban planning. It argues that VR offers a unique opportunity to transform the way smart cities are designed and developed. One of the key advantages of VR in smart city planning is that it provides a way for planners to visualize and evaluate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":13740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13734","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science-tech"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13734"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13734\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13785,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13734\/revisions\/13785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}