Toward the New Mixed Reality Environment for Interior Design

Abstract

The paper presents a computer-aided design (CAD) system for interior architecture design called Design3R. The main assumption of this project is the implementation of the achievements from the field of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) in order to embed the design process in the first person perspective and perceptual scale. It allows to work with furniture and other interior elements in their real size, directly in the realistic view of the designed interior. Design3R is developed by the author of the paper as the cross-platform software, and what is more, as the cooperation in the field of research and development with 3R Studio Mobile company. Design3R project is aimed to take advantage of the possibilities offered by HTC Vive and Google Tango to create a design environment in which the real space of building interior and the emerging interior design are completely integrated. The paper claims that the presented methods support the design process and create a new, more intuitive perspective on the perception of the project.