Combining e-Participation with Augmented and Virtual Reality

When it comes to construction projects, public debates and protests may arise if architectural plans remain unshared with the citizens they might affect. To involve the public affected by construction projects, offering easily graspable visualization for citizens is key. E-Participation provides opportunities to include technological innovations that help to inform the public and offering diverse feedback mechanisms. We design and evaluate an e-participation application, Take Part, that uses augmented reality and virtual reality technology to let citizens participate in the development of public construction projects.

In the BMBF project Take Part, SMEs, scientists and companies are working together to research and develop a mixed reality platform for citizen participation in construction projects.