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User-Centered Methods Applied to 4D/BIM Collaborative Scheduling

Authors:
Hugo Carvalho Mota
Benoit Roussel

Keywords: User-Centered Design; User needs; 4D BIM; Collaboration; Creativity.

Abstract:
4D simulation (linking 3D models with time schedules) allows stakeholders to better understand the construction process of a building. However, 4D tools’ recurrent usability issues contribute to its limited adoption. We used user-centered methods to better understand the nature of those issues and identify current practices and users’ needs. Based on the gathered data, we framed and then conducted a creativity session with architecture, engineering, construction professionals and researchers, as well as construction software editors. Through the creativity process, users produced 46 ideas that led us to define and develop new functionalities for a new 4D prototype.

Pages: 44 to 47

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2020

Publication date: October 18, 2020

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-3492

ISBN: 978-1-61208-829-7

Location: Porto, Portugal

Dates: from October 18, 2020 to October 22, 2020