Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in construction industry: An experiential development workflow

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry have a sustained track record of research and development proving both technologies to be beneficial to various stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of buildings. Previous research in different areas of AR/VR in the AEC industry is not rare but rather scattered and some areas have benefitted more than others. One of the less researched areas in this field is the workflow development of the instrument in experiential research in AR/VR. With an empirical research paradigm at its core, this paper seeks to provide evidence to bridge this gap using two generic case studies, one for AR and the other for VR. A systemic procedural process is used to explain the workflow development of both experiments aiming at establishing a method which can be adopted, adapted, or customized to best suit the specifics of any similar research project in this field