Metaverse

**Metaverse is a very useful tool for architects, the term was coined in 1992, but it is today when this technology is really being used. It consists in a virtual world where you can interact with other people. One of the advantages is that architects may use this to design with other architects without meeting them, each one can modify that world and create another one with their preferences as much as they want. The thing is that this technology give us a new way to look the reality as a virtual reality. Every day technology is improving our life, but today in my opinion, metaverse is one of the best things created for architects, however I think we shouldn’t forget the traditional way to work, like usign blueprints, scale models and things like that.** **In this image we can observe a corner of a huge avenue, that seemed to be commercial by the display cabinets and the stores in one of the sides, in the ample sidewalks there are seats and illumination that favor the comfort of the passer-by, also there is vegetation and neatness on the other side. One of the display cabinets has decoration with pumpkins that could be the reason why the image talks about Halloween. The sidewalks and the streets are made of concrete blocks that give this place the aspect of a small square and far away you can see a fence that is just in front of the sea. ** media type="file" key="desc image.wav" align="center" width="300" height="50"

__**Summary about the article "Virtual Reality and digital modeling" by Alan Joch **__ **This text is about a pilot project that was launched by the GSA (General Services Administration) a few months ago. In this case the project was a courtroom, in here the members of the court have the facility to choose their preferences and modify the room as many as they want. The new technology this company is using is the virtual reality in 3D, one of the reason is because they spect that this technology reduces errors by giving a better representation of the construction. During the process people have the option to see what the project will look like with a special room called CAVE (Computer Automatic Virtual Environment), it reproduces the courtroom in a virtual way that actually looks like real life, like if you were there before it is built. ** **Also they are associated with Arup Acoustics, this company designs the acoustic characteristics of the room, so the judges can hear simulations of speech and say if they like it. ****What all the designers, consultant, judges and architects ask is if this is really going to work, I mean if it's accurately is going to simulated the courtroom... the answer is that we won't know it until the end, when we see it built. ** //**Personal Opinion: It's amazing how imaging technologies, like CAD drawings and 3D models, can come together to create better representations of reality, and with that reduce errors in the design process of any project. **////**The fact that they can make accurate simulations of speech in that courtroom,or evaluate lighting in 3D environments, it shows how sophisticated imaging technologies have become. Virtual reality proved itself as a desing tool and it is the best way to recreate a project and find any problems with the design so that they can be corrected and avoid expensive order changes. Also, the fact that these tests were made 6 years ago makes you wonder what can we do now. **//  __**Disign tools: CAD vs. BIM **__  Besides the fact that CAD and BIM are both modeling tools that can be used to design buildings and to help with architectural phases they differ in server aspects. While CAD is the use of computer technology to design curves and figures in two-dimensional (2D) space, or curves, surfaces and solids in three-dimensional (3D) objects, instead, BIM covers geometry, spacial relationships, light analysis, geographic information, quantities and properties of building components. CAD is a more generic software and can be used in the design of parts and machinery, and differs from BIM, because BIM is a more building-focused tool, and it goes further in model representation as it can demonstrate the entire building life cycle, including the processes of construction and facility operation, as well as showing individual components and its properties.