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Vol. 1. eCAADe, 2026. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619\">https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619</a>.","short":"M.K. Ashmawy, B. Akay, A. Balderrama, Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis, eCAADe, 2026.","ama":"Ashmawy MK, Akay B, Balderrama A. <i>Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis</i>. Vol 1. eCAADe; 2026. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619\">10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619</a>","bjps":"<b>Ashmawy MK, Akay B and Balderrama A</b> (2026) <i>Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis</i>. eCAADe.","ufg":"<b>Ashmawy, Mohamed Khaled/Akay, Buse/Balderrama, Alvaro</b>: Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis, Bd. 1, o. O. 2026.","din1505-2-1":"<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Ashmawy, Mohamed Khaled</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Akay, Buse</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Balderrama, Alvaro</span>: <i>Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis</i>. Bd. 1 : eCAADe, 2026","van":"Ashmawy MK, Akay B, Balderrama A. Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis. Vol. 1, eCAADe proceedings. eCAADe; 2026.","ieee":"M. K. Ashmawy, B. Akay, and A. Balderrama, <i>Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis</i>, vol. 1. eCAADe, 2026. doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619\">10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619</a>.","apa":"Ashmawy, M. K., Akay, B., &#38; Balderrama, A. (2026). Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis. In <i>eCAADe proceedings</i> (Vol. 1). eCAADe. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619\">https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619</a>","mla":"Ashmawy, Mohamed Khaled, et al. “Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis.” <i>ECAADe Proceedings</i>, vol. 1, eCAADe, 2026, <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619\">https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619</a>.","chicago-de":"Ashmawy, Mohamed Khaled, Buse Akay und Alvaro Balderrama. 2026. <i>Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis</i>. <i>eCAADe proceedings</i>. Bd. 1. eCAADe. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619\">10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619</a>, ."},"intvolume":"         1","user_id":"83781","department":[{"_id":"DEP1634"}],"publication_identifier":{"issn":["2684-1843"]},"author":[{"id":"81286","full_name":"Ashmawy, Mohamed Khaled","last_name":"Ashmawy","first_name":"Mohamed Khaled"},{"last_name":"Akay","first_name":"Buse","full_name":"Akay, Buse","id":"88405"},{"full_name":"Balderrama, Alvaro","id":"74171","last_name":"Balderrama","first_name":"Alvaro","orcid":"0000-0002-4118-2838"}],"doi":"10.52842/conf.ecaade.2026.1.619","title":"Towards Generative Twins: An AI Based Pipeline from Explicit 3D Reconstruction to Probabilistic Synthesis","abstract":[{"text":"Deploying digital twins across the broader building stock is constrained by a key bottleneck: high-quality 3D content from LiDAR or photogrammetry remains labor-intensive and difficult to scale. We introduce Generative Twins (GT), a workflow that shifts digital twin creation from explicit geometric reconstruction toward probabilistic 3D synthesis. The pipeline takes a\r\nsingle street-level façade photograph, corrects perspective distortion and removes occlusions, uses an instruction-conditioned multimodal image model to synthesise an isometric view of the building, and passes that view to an image-to-3D reconstruction model that leverages learned shape priors to produce a textured mesh without manual modelling. Three image to-3D platforms (Hitem3D, Hyper3D and Hunyuan3D 3.1) are compared on identical isometric inputs and assessed on architectural boundary clarity. We demonstrate GT through two applied cases: (i) reconstruction of ordinary residential streets in Detmold as stimuli for a virtual-reality study of multi sensory urban perception, and (ii) Green Editor, a design-exploration tool in which façade greenery is added or removed at the image layer before mesh generation.\r\nTogether these cases position Generative Twins as a scalable pathway for the digitization of ordinary building stock, with emphasis on controllability, editability, and iterative design workflows.","lang":"eng"}],"language":[{"iso":"eng"}]},{"intvolume":"        10","user_id":"83781","department":[{"_id":"DEP1500"},{"_id":"DEP1514"}],"author":[{"last_name":"Austermann","first_name":"Christine","id":"79034","full_name":"Austermann, Christine"},{"first_name":"Florin","last_name":"von Blanckenburg","full_name":"von Blanckenburg, Florin"},{"first_name":"Korbinian","last_name":"von Blanckenburg","id":"58841","full_name":"von Blanckenburg, Korbinian"},{"full_name":"Utesch, Till","first_name":"Till","last_name":"Utesch"}],"place":"Lausanne","publication_identifier":{"eissn":["2504-284X"]},"doi":"10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626","title":"Exploring the impact of virtual reality on presence: findings from a classroom experiment","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Introduction: This study examines the perception of presence among students using virtual reality (VR) compared to iPads. The research aimed to provide deeper insights into students' immersive experiences and identify factors influencing perceived presence.\r\n\r\nMethod and results: Using a comparative approach, we show a significant difference between the two groups, with students using VR reporting a heightened sense of immersion. Additionally, participant's previous experience with immersive VR affect the presence significantly, while we report no detectable effects of age and gender.\r\n\r\nDiscussion: These findings contribute to the discussion on innovative teaching methods, supporting the development of more effective and inclusive virtual learning environments."}],"language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"_id":"12991","keyword":["virtual reality (VR)","presence perception","immersion","learning environment","classroom experiment"],"publication_status":"published","volume":10,"publisher":"Frontiers Media","status":"public","date_created":"2025-06-17T07:18:39Z","type":"scientific_journal_article","year":"2025","citation":{"ieee":"C. Austermann, F. von Blanckenburg, K. von Blanckenburg, and T. Utesch, “Exploring the impact of virtual reality on presence: findings from a classroom experiment,” <i>Frontiers in Education</i>, vol. 10, 2025, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626\">10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626</a>.","van":"Austermann C, von Blanckenburg F, von Blanckenburg K, Utesch T. Exploring the impact of virtual reality on presence: findings from a classroom experiment. Frontiers in Education. 2025;10.","ufg":"<b>Austermann, Christine u. a.</b>: Exploring the impact of virtual reality on presence: findings from a classroom experiment, in: <i>Frontiers in Education</i> 10 (2025).","bjps":"<b>Austermann C <i>et al.</i></b> (2025) Exploring the Impact of Virtual Reality on Presence: Findings from a Classroom Experiment. <i>Frontiers in Education</i> <b>10</b>.","din1505-2-1":"<span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Austermann, Christine</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">von Blanckenburg, Florin</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">von Blanckenburg, Korbinian</span> ; <span style=\"font-variant:small-caps;\">Utesch, Till</span>: Exploring the impact of virtual reality on presence: findings from a classroom experiment. In: <i>Frontiers in Education</i> Bd. 10. Lausanne, Frontiers Media (2025)","apa":"Austermann, C., von Blanckenburg, F., von Blanckenburg, K., &#38; Utesch, T. (2025). Exploring the impact of virtual reality on presence: findings from a classroom experiment. <i>Frontiers in Education</i>, <i>10</i>. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626\">https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626</a>","chicago-de":"Austermann, Christine, Florin von Blanckenburg, Korbinian von Blanckenburg und Till Utesch. 2025. Exploring the impact of virtual reality on presence: findings from a classroom experiment. <i>Frontiers in Education</i> 10. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626\">10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626</a>, .","mla":"Austermann, Christine, et al. “Exploring the Impact of Virtual Reality on Presence: Findings from a Classroom Experiment.” <i>Frontiers in Education</i>, vol. 10, 2025, <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626\">https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626</a>.","chicago":"Austermann, Christine, Florin von Blanckenburg, Korbinian von Blanckenburg, and Till Utesch. “Exploring the Impact of Virtual Reality on Presence: Findings from a Classroom Experiment.” <i>Frontiers in Education</i> 10 (2025). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626\">https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626</a>.","havard":"C. Austermann, F. von Blanckenburg, K. von Blanckenburg, T. Utesch, Exploring the impact of virtual reality on presence: findings from a classroom experiment, Frontiers in Education. 10 (2025).","ama":"Austermann C, von Blanckenburg F, von Blanckenburg K, Utesch T. Exploring the impact of virtual reality on presence: findings from a classroom experiment. <i>Frontiers in Education</i>. 2025;10. doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626\">10.3389/feduc.2025.1560626</a>","short":"C. Austermann, F. von Blanckenburg, K. von Blanckenburg, T. Utesch, Frontiers in Education 10 (2025)."},"date_updated":"2025-06-17T08:09:55Z","publication":"Frontiers in Education"}]