This release came out in June 2017. Try out the latest version of Prospect now by starting a 45-day free trial! 

Jack Donovan has been with IrisVR since the beginning - and a lot’s happened since his last Employee Spotlight in August 2014. Jack shares his thoughts on what’s changed at IrisVR over the past three years, what it’s been like to watch the company scale, and what he’s excited for in the coming months.

In a previous blog post, we presented two experiments that sought to answer one question: is virtual reality true to scale? In this post, we’ll expand on that idea by demonstrating methods of measurement between VR and real-world objects in Prospect. Because our software is used by architects, construction firms, and other spatial designers, the accuracy of in-VR scale is critical to the success of a project.

This release came out in May 2017. Try out the latest version of Prospect now by starting a 14-day free trial! 

With our latest update to Prospect I wanted to share our design process with you, our users, because your involvement is so essential to the evolution of our software.

Based in Houston, Texas, the Engineers Without Borders-Johnson Space Center Chapter (EWB-JSC) is designing and implementing a water and sewer system and biogas digester installation at the Giika Orphan Rescue Center site in Giika, Kenya. The rescue center is home for about 30 teenage boys who were previously homeless due to their families not having the resources to support them. The EWB chapter was founded in 2005 and is one of the oldest in the organization which itself goes back to 2002.

Presenting your project using Virtual Reality

At Iris, we are actively developing support for presentations to allow architects to tell the stories of the buildings they design in the most effective way. To do that, we have released Viewpoints, a new tool for Prospect. We like to think of Viewpoints as the chapters in the building’s story. Our objective is to help the designer narrate their vision while the client interacts with the space through a 360° degree view. 

Miele is a globally recognized company founded in 1899 focusing on the manufacturing of multi-award winning, high-end home appliances as well as world renowned cleaning and clinical sterilization machines. Last year, Miele’s Australian branch began using IrisVR Prospect to visualize their event and trade show designs for upcoming installations. 

Update: the issue has since been resolved since late 2016. If you're curious to learn more about our history and how we think about our software, keep reading! 

The Rapidly-Evolving World of VR