Artificial Intelligence in Architecture and Built Environment Development 2024: A Critical Review and Outlook, 11th part: Extended reality technologies
Together with the boom of the development of "practical" AI applications offering (though not always delivering) contributions to industries, the development of the once-promising technology of virtual and extended reality (VR/XR) has met its plateau. Leaving aside entertainment and social media in the metaverse, the promises for industry, design, engineering, planning, and architecture have been deferred and the development has slowed down as money - immense money dedicated originally to XR technologies has found a more promising investment target - AI.
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