ITcon Vol. 28, pg. 405-437, http://www.itcon.org/2023/21

A Systematic Literature Review on 360° Panoramic Applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry

DOI:10.36680/j.itcon.2023.021
submitted:January 2023
revised:August 2023
published:August 2023
editor(s):Bimal Kumar
authors:Yugandhar Shinde, M.S. Student,
Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
yshinde@purdue.edu

Kyeongsuk Lee, PhD Student,
Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
lee2490@purdue.edu

Beyza Kiper, PhD Student,
Tandon School of Engineering, New York University
bkiper@nyu.edu

Makayla Simpson, Undergraduate research assistant,
Division of Construction Engineering and Management, Purdue University
simpso80@purdue.edu

Sogand Hasanzadeh, Assistant Professor (Corresponding author),
Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University
sogandm@purdue.edu
summary:While the advancement of visualization technologies—virtual-reality, augmented-reality, mixed-reality, and extended reality—has long produced opportunities to create more realistic simulated environments to provoke and study natural human behavior, recent interest in applying 360° panoramic visualizations has been increasing across several disciplines due to these technologies’ lower costs, higher presence, and greater immersive-ness. However, the variety of applications of 360° panoramas (both images and videos) is limited in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) domain compared to other domains. This paper systematically presents an in-depth understanding of 360° panorama research trends and reveals the challenges and opportunities for future research in the AEC area. In particular, this systematic review analyzed eighty studies across two decades (2000-2022) to consider 360° panoramas’ application areas, methodologies, potential benefits, challenges, best practices, and future research directions for both AEC and non-AEC domains. Several prevalent application domains in AEC—namely architectural studies, construction education and training, construction visualization and progress monitoring, and cognitive analysis and human behavior in the construction industry—were identified. This paper indicates that 360° panoramas provide a higher sense of presence than conventional simulation methods (e.g., virtual reality). Moreover, pairing 360° panorama technologies with a head-mounted display significantly increases immersion when compared with other display options. Lastly, limitations of 360° panoramas, such as cybersickness and technical properties, are discussed. This paper is expected to shed light on the potential of these state-of-the-art technologies in the AEC domain, which can serve both academia and industry.
keywords:Settings, 360° Panoramic visualizations, Systematic review, Construction industry, Sense of presence, Omnidirectional photography
full text: (PDF file, 0.667 MB)
citation:Shinde Y, Lee K, Kiper B, Simpson M, Hasanzadeh S (2023). A Systematic Literature Review on 360° Panoramic Applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industry, ITcon Vol. 28, pg. 405-437, https://doi.org/10.36680/j.itcon.2023.021
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