METAVERSE+CAD+VS+BIM

=DESCRIPTIVE PARAGRAPH =

==**In the image there is a little town close to the ocean. The place is divided into two areas: one area is full of houses and the other one is a green area with almost any edification. The house have reds, browns, blues and orange roofs. Also have a lot of windows in their facades. The most predominant color of the houses is white; also there are grey and yellow houses. There is a square in the middle of the neighborhood with two trees and two gardens. **== **The urban space has a rectangular shape. The streets are only for pedestrians. The green area is located at the background of the image and has[[file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Rafael/My%20Documents/Downloads/Image%20Description.%20Maria%20de%20los%20angeles_LE.docx#_msocom_1|[]] a white mill at the left and a port at the right.** media type="file" key="Descriptive_paragrah.wav"



=**METAVERSE ARTICLE SUMMARY **=

**In the article written by Alan Joch called VIRTUAL REALITY AND DIGITAL MODELING GO ON TRIAL FOR A FEDERAL COURTROOM DESIGN the writer says that recently The General Services Administration have been part of a very interesting project called Jackson that allows to view and evaluate the interior design of a courtroom long before its construction using a 3D modeling tool.** **The project was created to aboard some problems like the sight lines, lighting, and materials by a 3D modeling because it brings us more information than a 2d draw.** **Each judiciary voices preferences for a room distribution, shape, and location of elements like the judge`s bench, counsel tables, the jury box and the witness stand can be visualized by a sophisticated imaging technology that creates a very good representation that allows to reduce errors on the design.** **During the model walkthrough, courtroom elements could be changed based on the preferences of the judges and the other people invould. Also the design`s acoustic characteristics can be validated using a sound model created by Arup Acoustic where judges can ear accurate simulations of speeches and modificate the sound`s qualities of the spaces by using different materials to improve the acoustic of the courtroom.** **In my opinion the Jackson project can be very useful for the design in general because brings us more information that a 2D drawings. The perception that produces a 3D representation is along better It can be a tool that allows that the clients to give us their opinion about the design of a space and create a feedback that improve the design with a lower economic cost.**

= = =OPINION PARAGRAPH ABOUT METAVERSE =

==I think the metaverse is a virtual World that allows us to create an alternative universe in 3D that can be used for a lot of things. The advantage of the metaverse is that by a 3D model representation the people can interact with other people, share ideas and also work together in the comfort of their own homes. The disadvantages are that for some people the virtual reality becomes their real life’s and can be absorbed by the virtual World and get apart from the real one. In architecture the metaverse can be very useful for the design of spaces, because it makes it possible for us to visualize the space in a 3d model and share opinions with the costumers or other architects to improve the design, avoid mistakes and reduce the economic cost of the Project.== = = =COMPARISON AND CONTRAST PARAGRAPH =

__CAD VS BIM__ The computer-aided design (CAD) is a computer tool that allows to architecs, engeniers, and other professionals to design and draw a lot of things according with their profession. Building information modeling, mostly known as BIM is the process of generating and managing building data during its life cycle. CAD`s tools can be divided in drawing programs and modeling managers in 2D or 3D. The 2D program consists in geometrical figures that the people can operate to create a design. The 3D modelings provide a spacial perspective of the design in general. But in BIM the person can see diferents views from a building model for drawing production and other uses. This program provides to the people others qualities that CAD doesn´t do, like geometry, spacial relationships, light analysis, geographic information, quantities and properties of building components. But CAD provides specific technic information about the project and the modelings can be translated to others modeling programs specialice in visualization and animation. In my opinion BIM is a complete and integral program that improves visualization and reduces mistakes and costs, is a new technology and is a lot better that CAD because it means a very big step to integrate the design and the construction by using 3D representations that contains specific details of the building. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">media type="file" key="Cadvsbim_podcast.wav"