* virtual classroom with qualcomm *

Skills: Unreal Engine | Revit | VR Development | BIM Model Manipulation

Collaborators: David Shin, Sandy Vo, Cindy Nguyen

April - June 2023

As an intern at Qualcomm Institute's Center for Cyber-Archeology and Sustainability, I worked to develop an interactive Virtual/Augmented Reality (VR/AR) classroom experience.

We were tasked with designing a digital twin of a UC San Diego classroom so students physically present could enter the Metaverse with students not present and interact with each other in real time.



- process -

We streamlined a complex process to export the entire Revit model of the building into Unreal Engine using a combination of Dataprep and Datasmith. Once imported, I was also responsible for modifying the original Revit model to match the built environment. There were several discrepancies between the two due to renovations and construction changes.


Complete Revit & Unreal Engine models of Atkinson Hall


Reference photographs of the real classroom


We aligned a point cloud scan to our Unreal Engine model, allowing us to reference the real classroom as we designed the virtual one.

Pointcloud scans of classroom


I also added critical details to the model with Unreal Engine; adding custom textures and importing BIM models of furniture and other classroom accessories into the virtual environment.

Final deliverable in action with custom furniture, lighting & textures