Business View Oceania | August 2022

13 14 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8 V2 I GROUP regional connectivity implications. Not limited to large infrastructure projects, V2i is also effective for community precinct projects, such as for Birkdale near Brisbane, by creating a fully detailed interactive 3D digital precinct twin outcome based on no more than traditional 2D site plans, reference images and a preliminary mass earthworks model (Project video: https://youtu.be/wYdXFaC5ZsY ). Created in just four weeks without any face-to-face meetings, output like this help ensure that the impacted community plays an integral and is part of shaping a place with a space for everyone, including the Olympic Kayaking facility for the 2032 Olympic Games, which is part of this planned precinct. How this methodology applies to the private property development sector has recently been highlighted in an article published by technology partner Cesium with the example of Lendlease’s Figtree Hill project near Sydney (Article link: (https://cesium.com/blog/2022/06/28/v2i-using- cesium-for-unreal-for-property-dev/). No matter where in the world, using geospatial base data such as the Cesium World Terrain is a game changer when it comes to creating virtual copies of the real world and can make all the difference to how well considered newly emerging communities will be. Mr. Brannelly also sheds some light on the trials and tribulations faced by V2i Realtime. “We challenge the status quo of old paradigms and previously held beliefs and hypotheses involving the behaviour of decision makers, particularly in areas unfamiliar to them or in areas where they are not aware of the knowledge, beliefs, and values of others. In other words, we are providing a better way to help enable all stakeholders and decision-makers to have more meaningful and equitable discussions, leading to faster decisions, however, this process is far harder than it should be- experts seem to forget that their audience sometimes has no idea what they are trying to convey in this quite challenging and often political engagement process. Our biggest challenge right now is showing decision makers the value of this technology as its own entity, rather than simply a product of gamification or visualisation. We reduce misunderstandings and omissions and the reliance on third parties to present outcomes, which can carry their own biases. The younger generation already sees this value; it will be them that takes it on and spurs development even further in the future. That future will be ground in visual, immersive learning, and the ability to connect and collaborate virtually, in real time, with the greatest minds around the world. We are already seeing utilisation in schools and workplaces- uptake will only continue to increase in the wake of COVID.” Mr. Brannelly concludes with heartfelt thanks to his team. “I have always said that I have achieved very little as an individual. However, with the V2i Group team that I’ve been lucky enough to work with over the past 20 or so years, we have achieved some truly remarkable outcomes, and for me that is the secret of the essence of the company name, ‘Vision to Implementation’. Whilst I might have a vision of what we are trying to do and ideas around how we can implement and solve industry problems, it is only through the people around me, both within the organisation and the external advisors that the implementation of what we do becomes possible. It continually astounds me to see what this incredible bunch of guys and girls that I have had around me over the years can achieve.”