Hypothesis

• Autodesk is striving to improve collaboration by allowing users to work on a model together in an immersive environment
• Autodesk views immersive environments to be the next frontier
• Autodesk views virtual prototyping a new market opportunity to strive for
• Autodesk is not interested in creating a space for presenting of 2D sketches and renderings
• Autodesk is interested in creating a space for presenting and annotating 3D models in immersive environment because it is more efficient
• Autodesk is interested in pursuing cloud based platform for collaboration for all their softwares
• Autodesk views collaboration as editing a model together and being able to experience the prototype in space together for automotive industry.
• Is VR trying to stitch into XR Workflow? How?
• What is the future of Vred?
• Assumptions of Vred users
• When do they think users use Vred and what do they use it for?
• What data needs to be represented in VR environment for automakers to feel that it adds value to them?

Introduction

• Check if consent form is signed

  To reiterate the consent, we will be taking audio or video recordings in this session out of respect for the participant NDA agreement with the stakeholder. We will only be taking down notes during this session. All of these notes will only be shared among this group, the teacher, Lara Federoff and the teaching assistant, Devin Lee Jones.

  All of these members agrees to a not disclose any of this data. Any data that we want to share publicly will have to receive the participant's permission first. Any names mentioned will not be disclosed. The participant have the right to stop the interview anytime. The interview is fully consensual. They also have the right to request for deletion of any data collected during this interview even after it is over.

• Request for them to turn on video camera if they haven't

• This interview will take from 30 minutes to maximum 60minutes but we want to respect your schedule so we want to know what is the maximum amount of time you can spare for us. Isabel will be helping us time check along the way so it doesn't go over as promised.

• Who are we and why are we doing this

1. We are a group of 4th term interaction designers from ArtCenter College of Design who are taking Interaction Design 3 studio. Our design brief was to work as a design studio that enhances creative collaboration for designers who work in 3D mediums like automotive designers, product designers, environment designers and entertainment designers. As a group, we've chosen Autodesk to be our stakeholder client in this project while automotive designers to be our focus user. With that said,