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Award-winning Virtual Exchange (COIL) with Arkio

June 24
Claudia

This is fantastic! Congratulations on the well-deserved recognition from the UIA
It’s inspiring to see how the Design Futures Exchange has connected students across cultures while using immersive technology to support meaningful architectural design work.

Virtual City- Project from Kulturskolan Mjölby mk

May 19
Claudia

This is a fantastic example of collaborative learning in action!
Love how you moved from 3D modeling in Blender into a shared virtual city and then turned it into an actual game with roles for “designers” and “players” that’s a really strong mix of spatial thinking, teamwork, and systems design.

How Saddle River Day School, NJ, USA is Using Arkio

May 14
Claudia

Amazing work
This is such a creative way to combine urban planning, physical model making, and VR together. Love the mix of biomimicry, sustainability ideas, and futuristic transportation thinking!

Using ARKIO in university urban planning education

March 31
Claudia

Wow, this is amazing!
It’s fantastic to see how you’re integrating Arkio into urban planning and geography education in such a hands-on way. The mix of VR, SketchUp imports, and collaborative student work is exactly the kind of creative application we love seeing.

Midterm Explorations

March 27
Claudia

Starting from the same three reference points; A, B, and C, each student developed a completely unique spatial journey in Arkio. What began as a shared framework quickly transformed into a diverse set of interpretations of path, perception, and presence in VR.

Designing Movement: Virtual Paths in Arkio

February 10
Claudia
Last year in the Reality Check course at the Boston Architectural College, students explored architecture in mixed reality using Arkio through a midterm assignment focused on designing a continuous virtual path. The goal was to connect three distinct points A, B, and...

Say Hello!

February 2
Claudia
Hello everyone!
I’m an architect with a strong interest in emerging design tools and spatial technologies. I currently teach Virtual Reality in architecture at the BAC, where I explore how immersive environments can support design thinking, collaboration, and new ways of working.

Provide feedback

February 25, 2025
jin
Thank you for the opportunity to test the beta version of Arkio 2.0. I’m excited about the potential of this platform and appreciate the hard work you’ve put into this upgrade. Here are my initial thoughts after a brief testing period. These are just initial impressions, and I apologize if some of the...

Placing and working with images

October 4, 2024
david
The most exciting and anticipated moment for anyone’s week has arrived, pro-tip Friday!
This time around we are showing how you can incorporate images into your models.
Whether you’re sketching over a site photo, modeling from a floor plan, or referencing a diagram, Arkio lets your design workflow....

Installed 1.9 and now it crashes on launch

October 4, 2024
david
@theredmage sorry for the delay in getting back to ya! We needed to pick at this edge condition a bit more, but a solution has (potentially) come to life
We are suspecting that the desktop version of Arkio you have might have been installed through the Meta Quest desktop app, which is not updating...

Version 1.9 is Live!

Sep 30, 2024
david
Arkio 1.9 is out in the wild! Not only does this update bring full support for stylus, but it also introduces a range of UI improvements. Let us know what you think
What's New in Arkio 1.9?!
Get the full release notes here!
@ArkioNews

Modeling w/ style using the MX Ink

Sep 27, 2024
david
Another Friday protip coming in for the crew! Here we are taking a look at how the new stylus feature works and how it brings the familiarity of pen and paper into Arkio.

Move and Rotate like a Pro!

Sep 20, 2024
david
Protip incoming! This time we went back to the basics of how to move and rotate an object!

Best approach for simple landscaping

Sep 17, 2024
david
@Colin_Jones welcome to the community and thank you! . Okay, so this is a bit of a tough one to explain since there are a few ways to approach modeling topography.

Locking position with anchors in mixed reality

Aug 23, 2024
david
Another Friday pro-tip ready for the community!
This time we are showing off the power of groups in Arkio!

Privacy of 3d models

Aug 8, 2024
david
That’s a yes, fully encrypted from end to end!
The only way anyone (including us) can access a cloud group is by sharing an invite code or the URL.