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Virtual reality techniques have been used since several decades ago to complement the three dimensional modelling in engineering and other disciplines. This technology allows engineers to view their projects into a 3D environment helping to better understand the different designs and bringing a new perspective of them, and also to simulate different states of the construction process. When assessing the visual impact of a wind farm, the use of virtual reality scenery can help the designer to integrate the visual aspects in the planning process and to show the changes produced in the different views. Also, it is a very powerful communication tool that provides an effective way of presenting the visual impact, as well as to understand and imagine the future landscape for the stakeholders.
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Lizcano, P.E., Manchado, C., Gomez-Jauregui, V., Otero, C. (2017). Virtual reality to assess visual impact in wind energy projects. In: Eynard, B., Nigrelli, V., Oliveri, S., Peris-Fajarnes, G., Rizzuti, S. (eds) Advances on Mechanics, Design Engineering and Manufacturing . Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45781-9_72
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