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Amanda Levy’s Project 2 Plan: Communication Benefits of Viewing CAD in VR

Description:

According to an engineering student at Brown, class research involves large group assembly and looking at CAD models through VR would be extremely beneficial. Thus, I will analyze either TechViz XL or Virtalis Visionary Render software through the CTV evaluation lens from the Seven Scenarios paper.

Wiki results list:

  • subpage in the Wiki communication metrics for CAD models without VR
  • subpage in the Wiki communication metrics for CAD models with VR
  • subpage in the Wiki featuring a collection of screen recordings and photos to share with engineering students for feedback
  • subpage in the Wiki for feedback from engineering students regarding the helpfulness of VR when communicating about CAD models
  • subpage on the wiki showcasing the VR visualization software, its setup process, and any challenges from working with it
  • an organized subpage on the wiki for my research discussing the communication benefits of the VR visualization software in analyzing CAD models

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Dates and Milestones

  • 4/05 
    • have a free license of either TechViz XL or Virtalis Visionary Render software
  • 4/07
    • a selection of CAD models from GrabCAD to serve as examples in the VR software
  • 4/12
    • completed in-class activity
    • communication metrics when groups analyze the CAD models without VR
  • 4/14
    • subpage in the Wiki communication metrics for CAD models without VR
  • 4/19
    • communication metrics for when groups analyze CAD models with VR (result of the in-class activity)
  • 4/21
    • subpage in the Wiki communication metrics for CAD models with VR
  • 4/26
    • subpage in the Wiki featuring a collection of screen recordings and photos to share with engineering students for feedback
  • 4/28
    • subpage in the Wiki for feedback from engineering students regarding the helpfulness of VR when communicating about CAD models
  • 5/03
    • subpage on the wiki showcasing the VR visualization software, its setup process, and any challenges from working with it
  • 5/05
    • an organized subpage on the wiki for my research discussing the communication benefits of the VR visualization software in analyzing CAD models