Type and Duration
FFF-Förderprojekt, January 2019 until December 2019 (finished)Coordinator
Institute of Information SystemsMain Research
Business Process ManagementField of Research
Immersive SystemsDescription
Design thinking, an approach that is used to structure and solve various types of business problems, has been applied successfully by numerous companies for many years-especially to produce user-friendly innovations. The aim of this research project is to evaluate the applicability of virtual reality to design thinking. While the use of virtual reality offers numerous advantages, including cost and time savings, new possibilities for documentation, and virtual prototyping, it is unclear whether concepts inherent in the design-thinking approach, such as collaboration, communication, and creativity, can be effectively implemented in virtual reality. The research project does not cover a prototypical implementation but serves as a feasibility study to evaluate possible applications for virtual-reality technologies. In particular, this project identifies the benefits and risks of using virtual reality for design thinking, evaluates the technical feasibility, and develops application scenarios.Keywords
virtual reality, design thinking
