Manuel Davila Delgado Manuel.Daviladelgado@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor - AR/VR Development with Artificial Intelligence
Augmented and virtual reality in construction: Drivers and limitations for industry adoption
Davila Delgado, Juan Manuel; Oyedele, Lukumon; Beach, Thomas; Demian, Peter
Authors
Lukumon Oyedele L.Oyedele@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Enterprise & Project Management
Thomas Beach
Peter Demian
Abstract
Augmented and virtual reality have the potential to provide a step-change in productivity in the construction sector; however, the level of adoption is very low. This paper presents a systematic study of the factors that limit and drive adoption in a construction sector-specific context. A mixed research method was employed, combining qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. Eight focus groups with 54 experts and an online questionnaire were conducted. Forty-two limiting and driving factors were identified and ranked. Principal component analysis was conducted to group the identified factors into a smaller number of factors based on correlations. Four types of limiting factors and four types of driving factors were identified. The main limitation of adoption is that AR and VR technologies are regarded as expensive and immature technologies that are not suitable for engineering and construction. The main drivers are that AR and VR enable improvements in project delivery and provision of new and better services. This study provides valuable insights to stakeholders to devise actions that mitigate the limiting factors and that boost the driving factors. This is one of the first systematic studies to present a detailed analysis of the factors that limit and drive adoption of AR and VR in the construction industry. The main contribution of this study is that it grouped and characterized myriad limiting and driving factors into easily understandable categories, so that the limiting factors can be effectively mitigated and the driving factors potentiated. A roadmap with specific short-term and medium-term actions for improving adoption was outlined.
Citation
Davila Delgado, J. M., Oyedele, L., Beach, T., & Demian, P. (2020). Augmented and virtual reality in construction: Drivers and limitations for industry adoption. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146(7), https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0001844
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 12, 2019 |
Online Publication Date | May 11, 2020 |
Publication Date | Jul 1, 2020 |
Deposit Date | Jan 23, 2020 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 24, 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management |
Print ISSN | 0733-9364 |
Publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 146 |
Issue | 7 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.0001844 |
Keywords | Augmented Reality; Virtual Reality; Construction; Architecture; Engineering; Limitations; Drivers; Adoption Roadmap |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/5121656 |
Publisher URL | https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jcemd4 |
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