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Virtual Reality and Logic Programming as Assistance in Architectural Design

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Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics (AVR 2019)

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In this paper, we describe a new approach to designing architectural spaces, called SADE, in which virtual reality and logic programming techniques are used to support and simplify the architectural design process. In the presented system, users have the possibility to design, configure and visualize architectural spaces within an immersive virtual reality environment, which helps them get better understanding of the created spaces. The system simplifies the design process by taking into account formal design rules, which describe domain knowledge, such as the construction law, technical conditions, design patterns, as well as preferences of a designer. The use of additional knowledge represented in the design rules can significantly shorten and improve the design process.

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  1. Poznań University of Economics and Business, Niepodległości 10, 61-875, Poznań, Poland

    Dominik Strugała & Krzysztof Walczak

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Strugała, D., Walczak, K. (2019). Virtual Reality and Logic Programming as Assistance in Architectural Design. In: De Paolis, L., Bourdot, P. (eds) Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Computer Graphics. AVR 2019. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 11613. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25965-5_13

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