Mixed Reality Media-Enabled Public Participation in Urban Planning

Wolf, Mario; Söbke, Heinrich; Wehking, Florian

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37869-1_11

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“…E-participation using augmented reality technology is discussed in the work of Fegert et al [31], where they used augmented reality technology for civil participation processes for public construction projects. Wolf et al [32] investigated how mixed reality can inspire citizens to participate in the early stages of the planning phase (e.g., idea discussion and solution design), rather than later stages (e.g., interventions in the real environment).…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Low-Cost Gamified Urban Planning Methodology Enhanced with Co-Creation and Participatory Approaches

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Targeted nature-based small-scale interventions is an approach commonly adopted by urban developers. The public acceptance of their implementation could be improved by participation, emphasizing residents or shopkeepers located close to the areas of interest. In this work, we propose a methodology that combines 3D technology, based on open data sources, user-generated content, 3D software and game engines for both minimizing the time and cost of the whole planning process and enhancing citizen participation. The proposed schemes are demonstrated in Piraeus (Greece) and Gladsaxe (Denmark). The core findings can be summarized as follows: (a) the time and cost are minimized by using online databases, (b) the gamification of the planning process enhances the decision making process and (c) the interactivity provided by the game engine inspired the participation of non-experts in the planning process (co-creation and co-evaluation), which decentralizes and democratizes the final planning solution.

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“…Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality or Mixed Reality [11,27,[30][31][32] Virtual/augmented/mixed reality tools can inspire the general public to participate in the urban planning process, without restricting any participant with a particular place and time to carry out the process of participation.…”

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A Low-Cost Gamified Urban Planning Methodology Enhanced with Co-Creation and Participatory Approaches

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“…Various tools and methods, such as visualization techniques, 3D modeling, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR), are utilized in co-design workshops to foster engagement and facilitate communication between designers and stakeholders [24][25][26]. Recently, an increasing trend in using human-computer interaction (HCI) for immersive computational design has emerged, employing advanced digital technologies to create interactive and responsive urban spaces that cater to community needs [24,27]. These technologies streamline communication and collaboration, yielding more effective and inclusive urban design outcomes.…”

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Exploring Immersive Co-Design: Comparing Human Interaction in Real and Virtual Elevated Urban Spaces in London

Ehab,

Heath

2023

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Virtual reality (VR) technology has the potential to revolutionize public engagement in the design of urban projects, leading to more sustainable and inclusive environments. This research scrutinizes this potential through a study of elevated urban spaces, specifically the Sky Garden and Crossrail Place in London. Comparing real and virtual interactions, the aim is to highlight their differences and similarities while underscoring the importance of design decision-making for sustainable public places. Through walk-along interviews with 33 visitors in each space and a VR experiment with a separate group of 33 participants, the study analyses the effectiveness of VR as a co-design tool. The outcomes demonstrate that VR positively influences user involvement and allows for the production and real-time testing of design alternatives. Significantly, the majority of participants, who had not physically visited the spaces, could identify design concerns and propose potential activities and features through the VR experiment. These findings were consistent with those expressed by actual users of the spaces. By comparing human activities, circulation, and design concerns in both physical and virtual environments, the research underscores the potential and limitations of VR as a co-design tool for creating sustainable public spaces.

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“…Starting with some very early ideas on communication with VR from Biocca and Levy [14] and the 1995 ACM SIGCHI Conference, it has already been used to visualize terrestrial ecosystems [15] and marine habitats [5], applied in domains such as psychology [16], and used for education in architecture, engineering, construction [17,18], health sciences, and medicine [19]. Studies investigating the incorporation of virtual urban simulations using VR have demonstrated improvement in public engagement, making urban initiatives more approachable, with improved and sustainable outcomes [20][21][22][23]. Immersive visualization may help raise awareness of the effects of climate change by constructing factual storytelling based on previous facts, such as cyclones, heavy rain, flooding, and sea level rise.…”

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Improving Climate Change Awareness through Immersive Virtual Reality Communication: A Case Study

Dhunnoo,

Carter,

O’Hare

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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The gradual pace of climate change means that its awareness plays a particularly important role in encouraging support for its amelioration or adopting adaptive behavior. This case study involves an action research project that engages twelve urban planning-related professionals in the experience of immersive virtual reality (IVR) as a tool to improve awareness of the effects of climate change. Mobile LiDAR technology was used to digitally recreate urban models in which the participants could navigate a simulated inundated urban environment and interact with the virtual objects involved. Feedback from the participants indicated the IVR technology to be a potentially useful educational tool for both professionals and the community, offering unparalleled immersion and interaction for climate change awareness which, based on its unique attributes, could offer insights and understanding of the necessity for building resiliency into our living environments.

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Mixed Reality Media-Enabled Public Participation in Urban Planning

Cited by 18 publications

References 21 publications

A Low-Cost Gamified Urban Planning Methodology Enhanced with Co-Creation and Participatory Approaches

A Low-Cost Gamified Urban Planning Methodology Enhanced with Co-Creation and Participatory Approaches

Exploring Immersive Co-Design: Comparing Human Interaction in Real and Virtual Elevated Urban Spaces in London

Improving Climate Change Awareness through Immersive Virtual Reality Communication: A Case Study

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