The "artist's impression" is often used as a persuasive tool in promotinginfrastructure projects such as bridges and buildings. Unfortunately for many public facing ITS projects, static pictures do not give a tangible look and feel for decision makers and end users. Consequently, support for deployment might not be given, or it might not sufficiently meet user needs. This paper describes how VRML (Virtual Reality Modelling Language) has been used successfully to produce interactive demonstrations of ITS technology in advance of deployment or further research, even influencing the design of a major multi-modal interchange. For the covering abstract see E134653.
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