Maturity Evaluation Methods for BIM-Based AR/VR in Construction Industry: A Literature Review

Abstract

The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry has seen significant development, particularly with the increased adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Despite this progress, the interaction between digital and physical environments remains limited due to the visual limitations provided by the built environment. Although integrating BIM with immersive technologies, such as Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), is thought to be an effective solution, not all companies are able to successfully implement these integrated technologies. Therefore, it is essential to learn lessons from maturity evaluation. However, a systematic literature review (SLR) of previous works on maturity evaluation of BIM, AR/VR, and BIM-based AR/VR is lacking. The goal of this research is to provide an SLR of these studies to gain a clearer understanding of the field. From an initial cohort of 942 studies, 27 primary studies were retained based on four search engines. The SLR addresses specific research questions related to demographic information, maturity evaluation background, maturity evaluation tools and approaches, their benefits and limitations, and new perspectives. The main findings reveal that the maturity evaluation of BIM-based AR/VR is still in its early stages. The review also suggests a critical analysis of existing maturity evaluation tools, enabling the interpretation of results in an objective manner. Future research should focus on developing a standardized solution that incorporates best practices and rules that meet the needs of practitioners and researchers.

Keywords

• Maturity
• evaluation
• SLR
• augmented reality
• virtual reality
• BIM