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Games People Play Engage Skills AEC Firms Now Seek
Don’t be so quick to kick Junior or Princess off the computer next time you
think they’ve spent too much time gaming. After all, the next Bjarke Ingels
or Jeannie Gang may be behind that pitter-patter on the keyboard or game
controller.
Worth the Wait, CMU Project Management Tool Gains Ground
For decades, Carnegie Mellon been a hotbed of computational R&D. Now, after
waiting 12 long years of waiting, experts there think a new project
management tool called FASTTAC can help teams collaborate better.
New ArcSite Pro App Anticipates Your Every Pen Stroke
If you perform site investigations for a living, then your job and your
life just got easier. Michigan startup Arctuition has launched a new mobile
app that aims to do away with pen and paper for field inspections.
Cascading & cumulative, BIM benefits multiply on complex projects
Despite its split from ENR, Dodge Data & Analytics this summer has released
another SmartMarket Report. Entitled Measuring the Impact of BIM on Complex
Buildings, it finds that the bigger the job, the bigger BIM’s benefits.
Mechanical Trades Ratchet Up Training, Grow Tech Toolbox
In the ongoing battle to win over owners, the building trades unions have
long known that to staying competitive means being even more tech-savvy
than the other guy. With that in mind, the UA has taken its training to a
higher level.
Gaming + visualization: Sharing tools, creating experiences
As video games have evolved, the tools used to create them have advanced
rapidly to mimic reality. Such visualization through game technology can
now help designers serve clients better, say two Gensler designers.
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