What would it mean for the real estate industry if we could visit our facilities before they’re built? If we could walk around a virtual building to better understand the space and test how various systems work in real-time, before making adjustments. If we could take owners and investors on a tour of their future facility to help them engage with the design, and better appreciate the limitations and opportunities. That is what is being promised by the introduction of game engines to the built environment sector. Game engines are software frameworks developed to create video games. They are the foundation upon which video games are built. While some major game engines are kept in-house (id Software and Electronic Arts), others are open (Epic/Unreal and Unity) to game developers and others, like a new generation of building designers. These architects and engineers want to use game engines to immerse themselves and their clients into their […]