7:00 - 8:30

Registration & Continental Breakfast  (Ballroom AB, Nittany Lion Inn)

8:30 - 8:45

Opening Remarks  (Ballroom AB)

8:45 - 9:30

Keynote Speaker: Tim Shaw, Applied Research Lab, Penn State University,
Title: Using a CAVE to Experience Full-scale Virtual Mockups for Design and Construction

9:30 - 9:40

Break

9:40 - 10:30

Session 1: Virtual Reality in Design and Design Review (Ballroom AB)

An Immersive Virtual Reality Mock-Up For Design Review Of Hospital Patient Rooms. Phillip Dunston*, James McGlothlin and Laura Arns.

Interactive Home Design In An Immersive Virtual Environment. Kevin Kitchens and Mohd Fairuz Shiratuddin*.

Utilizing 3D Games Development Tool For Architectural Design In A Virtual Environment. Mohd Fairuz Shiratuddin* and Desmond Fletcher.

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - Noon

Session 2: Virtual Reality (Ballroom AB)

4Dive - A 4D Interface For The Visualization Of Construction Processes In A Virtual Environment. Mario Doulis*, Manfred Vogel, Jan Pfluger, Marco Rietmann and Michael Raps.

A New Approach To Design Education: Evaluations Of 3D Virtual Environments On Design Teaching And Learning. Leman Gul, Ning Gu* and Anthony Williams.

A Grammatical Approach To Autonomous Design In 3D Virtual Worlds Using Generative Design Agents. Ning Gu*.

Agents For Multi-User Virtual Environment (MUVE). Selina Lam*, Gokce Kinayoglu and Seung Wook Kim.

Noon - 1:00

Lunch (Assembly Room)

1:00 - 2:00

Session 3: Virtual Reality for Education and Training (Ballroom AB)

Benchmarking User Performance By Using Virtual Reality For Task-Based Training. Jason Lucas* and Walid Thabet.

Defining Construction Management Events In Situational Simulations. Carrie Sturts Dossick*, Eddy M. Rojas, Susan Locsin and Namhun Lee.

Virtual Reality And 3D Modeling In Built Environment Education. Margaret Horne and Emine Mine Thompson*.

2:00 - 2:15

Break

2:15 - 3:15

Session 4: Interactive Workspaces (Ballroom AB)

Developing A Framework To Analyse The Effectiveness Of Team Interactions In Virtual Environments. Robert Leicht*, Kurt Maldovan and John Messner.

Using Interactive Workspaces For Team Design Project Meetings. Mohamed Issa, Jeff Rankin*, John Christian and Evan Pemberton.

Emerging Techologies In A Tele-Collaborative Design Studio Between Pennsylvania State University And Carleton University. Katsuhiko Muramoto, Michael Jemtrud, Sonali Kumar*, Bimal Balakrishnan and Danielle Wiley.

3:30 - 5:30

Display System Tours:
Immersive Construction (ICon) Lab and Immersive Environments Lab (IEL)

5:30 - 6:30

Reception in the Stuckeman Family Building

6:30 - 7:00

Travel to Historic Bellefonte

7:00 - 9:30

Dinner at the Gamble Mill Inn, Bellefonte

7:00 - 8:30

Breakfast and Registration (Ballroom AB)

8:30 - 9:20

Keynote Speaker: Vineet Kamat, University of Michigan
Title: Advanced Applications of Mobile Augmented Reality in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction

9:20 - 9:30

Break

9:30 - 10:30

Session 5:  Augmented Reality (Ballroom AB)

Perceptions Of Augmented Reality In The Design Sector. Xiangyu Wang, Ning Gu*, David Marchant, Yan Gong and Mi Jeong Kim.

Large Scale Calibration For Augmented Reality On Construction Sites. Do Hyoung Shin*, Wonjo Jung* and Phillip S. Dunston*.

Development Of A 3D Highway Modeler Utilizing A Driving Game Interface. Koji Makanae*.

10:30 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - Noon

Session 6: Augmented Reality (Ballroom AB)

The Development Of An Augmented Reality-Based Data Visualization System For Commissioning Of Air Handling Units. Sanghoon Lee*, Muhsine Tanyel Turkaslan-Bulbul and Omer Akin.

Mobile Mixed Reality Design Review For Architecture. Don McIntyre*, Pedro Santos and Thomas Gierlinger.

Integrating Building Product Models With Live Video Stream. Kalle Kahkonen*, Jouko Hyvakka, Janne Porkka, Sanni Siltanen and Charles Woodward.

Noon - 1:30

Lunch - Keynote by Kurt Maldovan, Jacobs Facilities
Title: "Virtual Hardhat Reviews"
(Assembly Room)

1:30 - 2:30

Session 7:  Visualization and Modeling (Ballroom AB)

Visual Simulation - An Appropriate Approach To Support Execution Planning In Building Engineering. Markus Konig*, Ulrike Beissert and Hans-Joachim Bargstaedt.

Measuring The Effectiveness Of 4D Planning As A Valuable Communication Tool. Nash Dawood* and Sushant Sikka.

Evaluating The Impact Of Building Information Modeling (BIM) On Construction. Patrick Suermann* and Raymond Issa.

2:30 - 3:00

Break

3:00 - 4:00

Session 8: Visualizing the Product and Process (Ballroom AB)

An Innovative Approach For Improvement Of Communications Through Visual Schedule Model In Road Construction. Raj Kapur Shah and Nash Dawood*.

Framework For Lifecycle Status Tracking And Visualization Of Constructed Facility Components. Amin Hammad and Ali Motamedi*.

Virtual Reality In Heritage Studies And Historical Reconstruction Through Animation – A Case Study Of A 15th Century University Complex In The Ottoman World. Mansor Ibrahim, Puteri Shireen Jahnkassim*, Nurul Syala Abdul Latip and NorZalifa Zainal Abidin.

4:00 - 5:00

Closing Session & CONVR Organizational Meeting (Ballroom AB)

6:00 - 9:00

Reception and Dinner, Keynote Speaker: Brent Darnell,
author of "The People Profit Connection"
The Nittany Lion Inn  (Ballroom AB)