Reality in AEC – Calculating Infinity Skip to the content Reality in AEC March 30, 2025 admin 0 Comments Abstract This article presents a survey on extended reality (XR) application to architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). A systematic literature simak (SLR) of studies found in the Scopus digital library is carried out for that purpose. The SLR comprises 983 relevant papers published between 2011 and 2022. It frames and aggregates research by the AEC field and by the usage of XR technologies. With that aim, specific taxonomies are developed and applied. Research typologies, including used approaches and contributions, are also examined. Furthermore, the limitations and challenges cited in the analyzed studies are addressed. This SLR is primarily addressed to researchers for decision-making in identifying and scoping future research activities. It is also directed to AEC practitioners as a source to determine the conditions in which XR can be used and what its implications are. Introduction This article examines the most recent research on extended reality (XR) applied to the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) area and analyzes its progression throughout more than one decade. The analysis is carried out through a systematic literature simak (SLR), which includes 983 relevant papers published between 2011 and 2022. These studies were found using the Scopus digital library2. The SLR is addressed to researchers for identifying and scoping future research activities. It is also directed at AEC practitioners as a source to distinguish between commonly held beliefs and reality. In that scope, it serves as a source of knowledge for decision-making, as it helps identify the conditions in which XR can be used and what its implications are. In order to attend to the research questions, this work followed an unbiased search strategy for finding primary studies. These are existing individual studies gathered using the search strategy mentioned above. In addition, a search for secondary studies was carried out with the objective of discovering related work. These studies consist of the systematization of knowledge previously gathered from a set of selected relevant primary studies A dedicated simak protocol was developed with the objective of systematizing the literature review. This protocol defines a group of research questions that reflect the fundamental goals of the SLR. It includes a set of selection criteria aimed at filtering primary studies based on their relevance to the research questions. It also contemplates procedures for extracting knowledge from the selected studies. Such procedures define the way that studies are classified. This classification uses a series of taxonomies and other classification methodologies that frame each study in specific categories. Categories: Uncategorized Leave a Reply Cancel reply