Casey Mahon: Immersive Environments and Gestural Modeling

Abstract: Emerging software and hardware platforms related to immersive environment representation forces the profession to reinterpret its understanding of design representation and process. In practice the use of AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) platforms allows designers to visualize three-dimensional spatial conditions virtually at “full scale”. This has led to a shift in the way design is approached in practice, and has forced necessitated the creation of new interfaces and custom workflows that remove the keyboard and mouse from the design process and re-engage the designer’s hands in the act of making, digitally.