Presentation by Max Mallia-Parfitt (FULCRO Applied Technologies) at the 2017 COMIT Annual Conference 'Mobilising Digital Assets', to be held at The Building Centre in London on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th of May 2017. More information: http://www.comit.org.uk/live-blog-comit2017

1. Virtual Reality influence business
decision making
Dr Maxwell Mallia-Parfitt
max.mallia-Parfitt@fulcro.co.uk
@m_malliaparfitt | @FulcroAT

2. Hello
Dr Maxwell Mallia-Parfitt
Applied Technologies Specialist
HoloLens Evangelist
@m_malliaparfitt

3. The Fulcro Group
Applied Technologies Pre and Post Construction
IPD / VDC / BIM Services
Interdisciplinary Design
Services

4. Todays Talk
• Introduction to Virtual and Augmented
Reality
– Visualisation
– Quick History
– VR and AR in construction
• Using VR and AR for business decisions
– Engaging stakeholders
– Pre-site training and assessment
• Get Involved – Hands on with the tech!

5. What is Visualisation?
• Visualisation is any technique for
creating images, diagrams, or
animations to communicate data or a
message
• Examples from the past include
– Cave paintings
– Egyptian hieroglyphs
– Leonardo da Vinci's revolutionary
methods of technical drawing for
engineering and scientific purposes

6. VR/AR History
40,000 years ago 57 years ago 30 years ago 5 years ago
527 years ago 37 years ago 29 years ago last year

7. Virtual Reality
• Computer generated 3D models of any
environment can be displayed
– Buildings, city blocks, subterranean
pipework, landscapes, even other planets
• Users can see and explore the 3D
environment
• Virtual Reality is becoming more widely
used in the construction sector
– CAD data with BIM models can be viewed

8. Head Mounted Displays

9. Room Scale VR

10. FULmax CUBE

11. Augmented Reality
• AR overlays data and 3D models onto a
direct or indirect view of the real-world
• Possible to access real-time IoT data
• Use in construction being experimented with
– Hidden pipes and services in walls
– Geolocated underground services
– Viewing stages of construction 4D sequences
• Hands on later!

12. AR in Construction

13. Daqri Smart Helmet

14. Microsoft HoloLens

15. VR in action
• Stakeholder Review
– Crossrail directors inside
new Whitechapel station
– London Fire Brigade
evacuation planning
• Public Engagement
– Environmental change
– School children
– Future users of Crossrail
– City planning

16. VR in action

17. VR in action

18. AR in action
• Remote Expert
– Live video with real-world
annotation overlay
– Real-time data capture
from IoT devices
– Two way communication
between office and site
• Sales and Events
– Product customization
– Interactive displays

19. AR in action

20. Current processes

21. Future processes

22. Current training
• Performed on-site
– H&S assessments
– Stop of works
– Logistics of visit
• Communication and
knowledge barriers
– Most trainers are not
multi-lingual
– Trainer needs to be
familiar with the site

23. Training with VR
• Safe Environment
– Users can learn in an office/classroom
– If something goes wrong…
– Multiple scenarios in one system
– Quick learning curve
• Pre-site training and assessment
– Sessions can be recorded for review
– Automatic assessment possible
– Can be regularly updated
– No site access until proficient

24. Business benefits
• Reduce cost & increase training scalability
– Use of low cost hardware
– Remove travel and labour costs
– Can be linked to e-learning platforms
• Reduction in time to proficiency
– Crane training demonstrated in 60 minutes
– Tractor operators now learn in VR
– VR in: Dentistry, Welding, Driving, etc.
• Increased retention vs. printed materials

25. Business benefits
• Virtual tours
– Using VR and 360 video
– Investors on-site without dirty boots
– Useful for legal cases
– Environmental assessments
– Site planning
– Presentations to public
– Information presentation
– Interactive websites
– Up-to-date information

26. Business benefits
• Data Visualisation
– Break away from 2D data slices with 3D data overlaid onto geolocated
models
– Share visualisations collaboratively across sites
– Get a full site overview with ability to zoom into locations for detail
view
– Stand inside the data at life size
– Ability to see the proposed site plan vs. what exists on site
– Calculate material quantity in stock piles from scan data and visualise
– Explore locations not accessible to humans

27. Questions?
• What Applied Technologies do you already use?
• How/Where do you see VR and AR working in
your business?
• What else would you like to see?

28. Hands on with tech

29. Virtual Reality influence business
decision making
Dr Maxwell Mallia-Parfitt
max.mallia-Parfitt@fulcro.co.uk
@m_malliaparfitt | @FulcroAT