4.7 Solution 3 – Animation
One of the largest requests of VR from the user study was an increase in the use of animation. Animation allows people to access a design and see what is happening. This feature was highlighted to be of significant interest to users since it goes beyond standard methods of communication and gives the viewer a tour of the design.
Animation provides numerous benefits for different users –
Initial Design Review
Design Review
Presentation
At this time GE does not incorporate traditional user friendly controls to generate animations as we have come to expect, however GE Pro does include a “make movie” option which allows the user to capture a) realtime navigation of GE, b) Predefined positions with animated navigation between these points.
This allows the user the ability to highlight specific points of interest.
Initial Design Review - To show what’s going on / how the design is looking
Design Review – GE includes the option to capture realtime GE navigation. Full design reviews could take place in GE including adding notes, areas of concern, viewpoint selection etc. This animated review can then be communicated to others in the design team.
Presentation – Although the majority of content on GE (e.g. 3D models) is contained around major cities, this does allow us to see its potential.
However, as it can all be captured in realtime, this does allow users a platform to generate animations when time constraints can normally suffocate the ability to generate animated content.
These video files can then be incorporated into standard presentations through using video clips or by incorporating stills.
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