Parametric Design in Protospace 1.1
Hans Hubers · Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) · 2005
After a history of CAAD in the Netherlands, the author describes the CAVE-like facility that is being set up to support collaborative design.The first prototype, Protospace 1.1 has been tested.Protospace is a project of the Hyperbody Research Group, directed by Prof. Kas Oosterhuis.The state of the art of parametric design and some helpful tools to speed-up the design process are discussed.3D multiplayer game software Virtools is used to develop synchronic and a-synchronic, local and inter-local collaboration.