You might wish that the space of t...

You might wish that the space of time "virtual reality" and all its cliched offspring -- like "virtual corporations," "virtual workplaces" and "virtual worlds" -- would just advance away. But the applications loosely defined from that term are moving toward widespread and practical realization in the AEC industry.

This year's A/E/C a whole s show, which was held in Washington, DC in June inaugurated a "Virtual/Design Pavilion" with a small clump of exhibitors displaying various visualization tools, including 3-D stereoscopic optical viewers,