AECOM & Mushroom VR Develop VR Platform for Virtual Design and Concept Development
The US-American global infrastructure firm AECOM and the Mushroom VRTM Collaboration Studio (a wholly-owned unit of Super 78) have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop a collaborative platform that intends to transform theme park visualization and design processes.
“Mushroom VRTM“ is a technology developed by California’s Super 78 design and media studio some years ago, enabling designers and developers from around the world to meet and interact in a shared virtual space to review and approve media contents (e.g. for themed experience venues). The technology, which makes use of Oculus Rift headsets, brings together environment-specific content in 3D architectural spaces, practical scenic elements or other surroundings, significantly improving upon standard 2D “screen sharing” review applications. A similar software solution („RideVRTM“) was presented in 2015 from British Holovis company (cf. EAP news from September 24th, 2015).
The partnership with AECOM is aimed at developing a collaborative platform enabling participants in the creative process to imagine and design together. New visualization experiences will enable design and planning teams to more efficiently conceptualize, plan, review and approve projects from anywhere in the world. This new suite of holistic services is aimed squarely at Asia’s rapidly growing theme park sector.
Brent Young, President and Creative Director of Super 78, said: “Super 78 has been designing and developing media-based attractions for theme parks, museums, and all kind of special venues for almost two decades, for clients around the world. Because we are both storytellers and media creators, part of our mission is to find and invent new technologies to make the development process as collaborative and as streamlined as possible. We’re excited about the potential that a new collaboration with AECOM may present, particularly with their extensive experience across key growth markets in China, South and Southeast Asia,” said Young. (eap)
