Articles and Insights

A collection of articles and insights about technology and the urban development and construction industry, project planning, stakeholder engagement, training, construction across industries including property, railways, development, highways, light rail, defence, training, utilities and environmental sustainability. This collection includes articles about infrastructure planning, stakeholder engagement, industry training, and digital twins technology.

Big 3D data models come to life Interactive CGI

We’re living in an age of technology where everything and everyone is connected. “Big data” is a commodity, and data mash-up for interactive digital systems is transforming process quality, efficiency and risk profiles.

Dr. Ben Guy

Avoid the Silo Effect with Better Collaboration using Interactive Digital Technology

The Silo Effect can cost your organisation millions of dollars. Deploying integrated interactive digital workflows has transformed many organisations into efficient, high performance systems.

Dr. Ben Guy

Collaborative Development for 3D Real-Time Planning Models

With all the hype about how ‘easy’ it is to make incredible 3D interactive products online, some clients are asking themselves – why don’t we just make these 3D scenes ourselves?

Dr. Ben Guy

20 ways to reduce planning and engagement costs with CGI planning engagement simulations.

BIM-based simulations have the potential to revolutionise the way we plan and design infrastructure in our cities. Traditional planning methods are often time-consuming and can be difficult to use when trying to visualise and understand the full impact of a proposed infrastructure project. In contrast, simulations in an Urban BIM context allow for an intuitive …

Dr. Ben Guy

The benefits of eLearning for employee training and development

Insights for elearning and operator training with digital twins, BIM and simulation as digital learning education tools to support compliance, communication, productivity and staff engagement across your workforce.

Dr. Ben Guy

Training Catch-Up from COVID with limited resources – how to do it?

There is a labour shortage caused by COVID. There is much to do and not enough people to do it. Coupled with this, large companies are aggressively poaching and headhunting staff, consuming smaller organizations as well as actively encroaching on competitors. Upskilling resources to be better trained with higher confidence and a greater ability to manage multiple situations, particularly in industrial environments, has never been more critical.

Dr. Ben Guy

When to use which training tool? Physical, VR and Desktop Simulations in Training

What is the right tech for learning, training and development in simulation? A summary of the different learning capabilities each simulation technology can provide given the project context.

Dr. Ben Guy

Gordon Cullen: Serial Vision in Urban Design

Learn about Gordon Cullen’s concept of serial vision in urban design – with traditional and contemporary serial vision examples.

Dr. Ben Guy

Virtual Reality or VR – when and how do you want to use Goggles?

Virtual Reality was wildly popular in the early 2020s with Mark Zuckerberg and others desperate to sell us the “metaverse”. The concept seemed to be we would all live inside a bubble of digital space with a phone strapped to our eyeballs, dancing and waving at each other. They hype was intense and many invested …

Dr. Ben Guy

How much faster is option development, planning approvals and stakeholder engagement with Urban CGI?

Our Property focused interactive Kiosks are improving; property sale volumes, conversion rates, sale values, customer engagement, attachment and commitment. In this article we demonstrate how our 3D interactive Kiosks enable customers to quickly engage with the site and information.

Dr. Ben Guy