Discrete event simulation and virtual reality use in industry: new opportunities and future trends

CJ Turner, W Hutabarat, J Oyekan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper reviews the area of combined discrete event simulation (DES) and virtual reality
(VR) use within industry. While establishing a state of the art for progress in this area, this …

Virtual reality for the built environment: a critical review of recent advances

M Kim, X Wang, P Love, H Li… - Journal of Information …, 2013 - espace.curtin.edu.au
This paper reviews the current state of the art for Virtual Reality (VR) and Virtual
Environment (VE) applications in the field of the built environment. The review begins with a …

Augmented and virtual reality in construction: drivers and limitations for industry adoption

JM Davila Delgado, L Oyedele, T Beach… - Journal of construction …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Augmented and virtual reality have the potential to provide a step-change in productivity in
the construction sector; however, the level of adoption is very low. This paper presents a …

Impact assessment of reinforced learning methods on construction workers' fall risk behavior using virtual reality

Y Shi, J Du, CR Ahn, E Ragan - Automation in Construction, 2019 - Elsevier
Given the nature of construction activities, construction workers usually work in a
collaborative way. Thus, interpersonal influences among workers play a crucial role in …

Integrating building information models with construction process simulations for project scheduling support

WC Wang, SW Weng, SH Wang, CY Chen - Automation in construction, 2014 - Elsevier
Many construction practitioners and researchers have developed four-dimensional (4D)
models by linking the three-dimensional (3D) components of a building information model …

Drivers and barriers of virtual reality adoption in UK AEC industry

AA Badamasi, KR Aryal, UU Makarfi… - Engineering …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose Virtual reality (VR) offers unique features of a three-dimensional (3D) model during
early design stages in the virtual environment with immersive functions. Although the …

A comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of virtual reality, 3D visualization and 2D visual interactive simulation: an exploratory meta-analysis

IJ Akpan, M Shanker - Simulation, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Research on the application of 3D visualization and virtual reality (VR) in discrete-event
simulation (DES) has received increased attention in the past two decades. The increasing …

Solving the negative earnings dilemma of multistage bidding in public construction and infrastructure projects: A game theory–based approach

MO Ahmed, IH El-adaway… - Journal of management in …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
With the tremendous increase in spending on public projects, contractors need to employ
efficient and effective bidding strategies to cope with the competitive bidding environment …

The confirmed realities and myths about the benefits and costs of 3D visualization and virtual reality in discrete event modeling and simulation: A descriptive meta …

IJ Akpan, M Shanker - Computers & Industrial Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
The past seventeen years has witnessed a significant transformation in discrete event
modeling and simulation, and the introduction of new modeling methodology based on three …

Comparison of building design assessment behaviors of novices in augmented-and virtual-reality environments

JF Hartless, SK Ayer, JS London… - Journal of Architectural …, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Abstract Design and construction professionals must make well-informed decisions for every
project that meets both industry standards and building codes and also the specific needs of …