Virtual Reality

Facebook’s Oculus reveals stand-alone virtual reality headset

By Olivia Solon Facebook has unveiled a stand-alone virtual reality headset designed to extend the appeal of the company’s Oculus technology to the masses. The headset, called Oculus Go, won’t require plugging in a smartphone or a cord tethering it...

Virtual reality as a visualization tool for structural engineers

With the advent of the Oculus Rift headset, virtual reality seems to be the next logical step in visualization for architectural companies. Among an architect’s greatest challenges is conveying their designs to a client. Due to the ineffectiveness...

PocketCake partners with 360 Architecture at Scouting 500

Virtual Reality

At Scouting 500, Saturday, May 17 at the Kansas Speedway, more than 600 scouts took a virtual tour of a stadium being designed by 360 Architecture that won’t be built until 2017. The simulation, developed by PocketCake, was part of the Careers and Education...

Simulating virtual reality for BNIM

Virtual Reality

What kind of impact can virtual reality have on architecture? Just ask Casey Cassias, a principal at BNIM, a Kansas City firm specializing in sustainable architecture. “This changes everything,” he said, wearing an Oculus Rift headset featuring a...