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Using Virtual Reality to Produce 3-D Graphical Simulation of the Construction and Use of Dougong in Chinese Architecture Emphasizing the Song and Qing Dynasties

Hao, Shilun
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523616323665237

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2018, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Civil Engineering.
Dougong, one of the unique features of ancient Chinese architecture, are located at the intersections of pillars under the roofs in the support systems of ancient Chinese buildings. Virtual reality (VR) is a way to recreate or simulate an environment in which users can interact with objects with high realism and have an immersive experience exploring this virtual world. So far, 38 types of dougong have been modeled in 3-D graphics and imported into the virtual reality environment to establish a complete dougong 3-D graphical library, in which the user can browse and review dougong knowledge with multiple presentation methods in an immersive and interactive experience. Furthermore, a knowledge-based system with the inference engine as a decision tree, the Intelligent Dougong System in Virtual Reality (IDSVR), has been developed as a learning platform to introduce and comprehensively simulate dougong structure and construction. To assess the performance of the application of virtual reality adopted in engineering education, a set of surveys was conducted among the users to collect their feedback on IDSVR. The results obtained from this project prove that the technique of virtual reality is a promising approach to reconstructing ancient buildings and structures such as the Chinese dougong that was modeled, presented, and simulated in this project.
Fabian Tan (Advisor)
Lisa Burris (Committee Member)
Abdollah Shafieezadeh (Committee Member)
Michael Parke (Committee Member)
383 p.
Archaeology; Architecture; Civil Engineering; Computer Engineering; Education; Engineering; History
ancient construction, architecture, archaeology, cap-and-block, Chinese construction, Chinese history, Chinese temple, civil engineering, computer graphics, conservation, dougong, graphical simulation, intelligent system, renovation, virtual reality, VR

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  • Hao, S. (2018). Using Virtual Reality to Produce 3-D Graphical Simulation of the Construction and Use of Dougong in Chinese Architecture Emphasizing the Song and Qing Dynasties [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523616323665237

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hao, Shilun. Using Virtual Reality to Produce 3-D Graphical Simulation of the Construction and Use of Dougong in Chinese Architecture Emphasizing the Song and Qing Dynasties . 2018. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523616323665237.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hao, Shilun. "Using Virtual Reality to Produce 3-D Graphical Simulation of the Construction and Use of Dougong in Chinese Architecture Emphasizing the Song and Qing Dynasties ." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1523616323665237

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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