Is it even worth it? (General Question about ArchViz)

[anonymous_user_6096f04f]

@BoredEngineer;385738

Look guys, I don’t want to determent your desire to succeed in this market. I was just like you 10 years ago. The truth is, not much changed since then. There are new cool tech out there but most of it is irrelevant to actual business. If you want to build a shiny cool looking real-time applications, don’t look for architects or real-estate developers. Look for advertisement agencies, for whom your application would be a part of the package deal instead of the core delivery. This is where you going to have time and budget necessary to deliver something of higher value then standard visualization. As soon as possible join a studio or a team of similar minded people, you won’t be competitive if you keep working as a freelancer and you need to both specialize and generalize at the same time. There are few things which require extra attention in real-time applications - GUI and sound. Such expertize is non existent in archiviz firms but usually available to marketing and advertizement agencies.

I’m not sure I’m following you? Game engines for Architects seems to me to be relatively new, I’m starting to see more and more Architects requesting UE4 specifically. In terms of expertize in Architecture firms have you ever worked for a world class firm like Gensler, my past employer? Don’t sell these guys short, they didn’t get to be the biggest firm in the world because they aren’t capable. You have to understand the business model of presenting a project in Architecture, it’s not like making a TV commercial, it’s usually an overhead cost or partially subsidized by the client. So with that said budget determines output.