Ben Regnier: FPD: First Person Designer: Experiments in Immersive Design

Abstract: Ben’s AR/VR research at Gensler investigates alternate possibilities for truly emergent computational methods by examining both a series of game interface case studies to determine new strategies and features for design interfaces, as well as exploring the nascent usage of real-time, immersive environments to enhance digital design, commenting on the possible current uses of existing software and hardware, as well as the near future implications. The use of augmentative, virtual, gamelike environments could ultimately change both the design process and the product, as well as influencing how people communicate, judge, and understand architecture and design.