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_id	ecaade2018_104
id	ecaade2018_104
authors	Gürsoy, Benay
year	2018
title	From Control to Uncertainty in 3D Printing with Clay
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2018.2.021
source	Kepczynska-Walczak, A, Bialkowski, S (eds.), Computing for a better tomorrow - Proceedings of the 36th eCAADe Conference - Volume 2, Lodz University of Technology, Lodz, Poland, 19-21 September 2018, pp. 21-30
summary	The use of digital fabrication tools can extend beyond the seamless materialization of the digital model and can continuously inform design ideation through emerging material qualities. Exploring the implications of an approach to digital fabrication that is not based on imposed and rigorous formalisms but on unique and contextual ones constitutes the research agenda. Within this framework, the focus of this paper is on 3D printing with clay. Considering matter not as the static and passive outcome of digitally predetermined form, but as a design generator, a case study on both the materials and tools employed in 3D printing with clay is presented.
keywords	Digital fabrication; additive manufacturing; 3D printing with clay; material computing; uncertainty
series	eCAADe
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_id	cf2015_462
id	cf2015_462
authors	Gürsoy, Benay; Jowers, Iestyn and Özkar, Mine
year	2015
title	Formal descriptions of material manipulations: An exploration with cuts and shadows
source	The next city - New technologies and the future of the built environment [16th International Conference CAAD Futures 2015. Sao Paulo, July 8-10, 2015. Electronic Proceedings/ ISBN 978-85-85783-53-2] Sao Paulo, Brazil, July 8-10, 2015, pp. 462.
summary	Shape computation in design is never purely limited to visual aspects and ideally includes material aspects as well. The physicality of designing introduces a wide range of variables for designers to tackle within the design process. We present a simple design exercise realised in four stages where we physically manipulate perforated cardboard sheets as a case to make material variables explicit in the computation. The emphasis is on representing sensory aspects rather than easily quantifiable properties more suitable for simulations. Our explorations demonstrate the use of visual rules to represent actions, variables and form as well as how to control the variables to create new results, both desired and surprising, in materially informed ways.
keywords	material computing, shape rules, making.
series	CAAD Futures
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last changed	2015/06/29 07:55

_id	cf2017_211
id	cf2017_211
authors	Güzelci, Orkan Zeynel
year	2017
title	Investigating the role of Entropy in Design Evaluation Process: A Case Study on Municipality Buildings
source	Gülen Çagdas, Mine Özkar, Leman F. Gül and Ethem Gürer (Eds.) Future Trajectories of Computation in Design [17th International Conference, CAAD Futures 2017, Proceedings / ISBN 978-975-561-482-3] Istanbul, Turkey, July 12-14, 2017, pp. 211-224.
summary	The concept of entropy, which can be used to measure physical disorder, has been rediscovered by Shannon to measure the irregularity in information. Entropy measurements are made by considering one or more factors. Specific features such as color, shape, element type, height, material related with architectural compositions can be considered as factors and the amount of information carried by the building depending on one or more of these factors can be measured. In this study, it is questioned whether there is a relationship between entropy values of municipal building competition projects, which are measured in relation to the factors, and the building is considered successful by the competition jury. In order to conduct this examination, the entropy values of the projects, which respected to the same architectural program and won various awards in the project competitions were calculated. Before making comparisons, measurements were made according to solid-void ratios on the plan layout, the shapes of closed and discrete spaces, and the distribution of functions. A discussion was made on the usability of entropy method in the design phase, which gave solid and precise results according to the results of the comparisons.
keywords	Entropy, Architectural Competition, Municipality Buildings
series	CAAD Futures
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last changed	2017/12/01 14:38

_id	ecaade2022_44
id	ecaade2022_44
authors	Güzelci, Orkan Zeynel
year	2022
title	Machine Learning in Predicting Section Drawings - Case of Anatolian Seljuk Kümbets
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2022.2.169
source	Pak, B, Wurzer, G and Stouffs, R (eds.), Co-creating the Future: Inclusion in and through Design - Proceedings of the 40th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe 2022) - Volume 2, Ghent, 13-16 September 2022, pp. 169–176
summary	Funerary structures called kümbet emerged as a unique typology during the Anatolian Seljuk period (1077-1307). This study introduces a machine learning (ML) based model to predict sections of kümbets to complete their missing parts. The proposed ML-based model employs the Pix2Pix method, which is a subset of conditional Generative Adversarial Networks (cGAN).The model is trained over a coupled dataset (interior space and exterior shell) of section drawings. Then, the model is validated by predicting overall shape (exterior shell) for a given input (interior space). The outcomes of the validation phase are evaluated objectively by using structural similarity method (SSIM). Initial findings of the implementation show that the proposed ML-based model has the potential to be used as a design decision support tool for further restitution and renovation works.
keywords	Anatolian Seljuk Architecture, Kümbet, Pix2Pix, Machine Learning, Section
series	eCAADe
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last changed	2024/04/22 07:10

_id	acadia23_v2_306
id	acadia23_v2_306
authors	Güzelis, Cenk; Pompermaier, Anna
year	2023
title	Becoming-With: Encounters in An Augmented Garden: A Site-Specific Multi-User Social Mixed Reality Experience
source	ACADIA 2023: Habits of the Anthropocene: Scarcity and Abundance in a Post-Material Economy [Volume 2: Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Conference for the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture (ACADIA) ISBN 979-8-9891764-0-3]. Denver. 26-28 October 2023. edited by A. Crawford, N. Diniz, R. Beckett, J. Vanucchi, M. Swackhamer 306-316.
summary	In this paper, we present Becoming-with – Encounters in an Augmented Garden: A Site- Specific Multi-User Social Mixed-Reality Experience that combines spatial storytelling, ubiquitous computing, and posthuman theory to initiate a discussion about the emergence of virtual augmentation in architecture and its potential implications for the future of our livable domains within the realm of social media and new media technologies. At the core of our investigation lies the Becoming-with Installation, which serves as a unique platform to examine the creation of a hybrid spatial condition—an intricate symbiosis between physical and digital spaces, which allows users to interact with a captivating physical/digital overlay using their bodies and hands, fostering a dynamic and immersive social setting (Figure 1). In the course of our research, we delve into the architectural and artistic values inherent in the Becoming-with Installation. By embracing the convergence of physical and digital realms, we uncover new and exciting possibilities for spatial experiences, where tangible and virtual elements coexist. Moreover, our findings shed light on the potential transformative impact on our digitally mediated, complex social settings, as architecture evolves to encompass interactive technologies, spatial computing, and social media networks.
series	ACADIA
type	paper
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_id	8cb8
authors	H. Ping Tserng, Pao H. Lin
year	2002
title	An accelerated subcontracting and procuring model for construction projects
source	Automation in Construction 11 (1) (2002) pp. 105-125
summary	Considering the characteristics of highly specialized corporation in the construction industry, it's crucial to select appropriate subcontractors to implement specific subprojects. In this research, the overall subcontracting supply chain of a construction project is considered as a global procurement system and an optimal combination of subcontractors can be obtained within this system. Combining the quick response mechanism of information technology with portfolio theory in financial management, an integrated XML (eXtensible Markup Language) of Accelerated Subcontracting And Procuring (ASAP) model was proposed. The ultimate goal of this study is not only to develop a web-based decision support system for general contractors to accurately decide an appropriate trade-off between risk and profit for different combinations of subcontractors, but to take the subcontracting and procuring process into re-engineering through omnipresent Internet. Author Keywords: Procurement; Subcontracting;
series	journal paper
more	http://www.elsevier.com/locate/autcon
last changed	2003/05/15 21:22

_id	aabc
authors	Ha, Q.P., Nguyen, Q.H., Rye, D.C. and Durrant-Whyte, H.F.
year	2000
title	Impedance control of a hydraulically actuated robotic excavator
source	Automation in Construction 9 (5-6) (2000) pp. 421-435
summary	In robotic excavation, hybrid position/force control has been proposed for bucket digging trajectory following. In hybrid position/force control, the control mode is required to switch between position- and force-control depending on whether the bucket is in free space or in contact with the soil during the process. Alternatively, impedance control can be applied such that one control mode is employed in both free and constrained motion. This paper presents a robust sliding controller that implements impedance control for a backhoe excavator. The control law consists of three components: an equivalent control, a switching control and a tuning control. Given an excavation task in world space, inverse kinematic and dynamic models are used to convert the task into a desired digging trajectory in joint space. The proposed controller is applied to provide good tracking performance with attenuated vibration at bucket–soil contact points. From the control signals and the joint angles of the excavator, the piston position and ram force of each hydraulic cylinder for the axis control of the boom, arm, and bucket can be determined. The problem is then how to find the control voltage applied to each servovalve to achieve force and position tracking of each electrohydraulic system for the axis motion of the boom, arm, and bucket. With an observer-based compensation for disturbance force including hydraulic friction, tracking of the piston ram force and position is guaranteed using robust sliding control. High performance and strong robustness can be obtained as demonstrated by simulation and experiments performed on a hydraulically actuated robotic excavator. The results obtained suggest that the proposed control technique can provide robust performance when employed in autonomous excavation with soil contact considerations.
series	journal paper
more	http://www.elsevier.com/locate/autcon
last changed	2003/05/15 21:22

_id	ijac202321101
id	ijac202321101
authors	Haakonsen, Sverre Magnus; Anders Ronnquist; Nathalie Labonnote
year	2023
title	Fifty years of shape grammars: A systematic mapping of its application in engineering and architecture
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing 2023, Vol. 21 - no. 1, pp. 5–22
summary	Shape grammars allow a designer to explore a diverse and broad design space. Especially among architects and engineers, the opportunity to evaluate numerous alternatives in the conceptual phase facilitates creativity. Since the introduction of shape grammars 50 years ago, significant research and development have been performed: new applications, combinations with optimisation and integration in digital environments, among others. Consequently, there is a need to map the existing literature to encourage further progress in the field and a lower threshold for those interested in learning more about shape grammars. This study, therefore, presents a systematic mapping of shape grammars in architecture and engineering. Mapping is performed by identifying a query of relevant keywords used in five databases, with the results forming the basis of the mapping. Each of the included articles is then screened to filter out those that do not fit the content criteria. The remaining publications are then evaluated and organised based on the attributes’ application, research type, implementation, engineering and optimisation. The outcome is organised in explanatory illustrations and tables. The final discussion highlights the extensive work performed with shape grammars in the generation of two-dimensional floor plans, an increase in digital development in recent years and the need for further research. The findings indicate a gap between the state of the art and the necessary level of applicability for shape grammars to be an attractive design tool, especially for non-experts.
keywords	systematic mapping, shape grammars, architecture, engineering, optimisation, implementation
series	journal
last changed	2024/04/17 14:30

_id	fa1b
authors	Haapasalo, H.
year	2000
title	Creative computer aided architectural design An internal approach to the design process
source	University of Oulu (Finland)
summary	This survey can be seen as quite multidisciplinary research. The basis for this study has been inapplicability of different CAD user interfaces in architectural design. The objective of this research is to improve architectural design from the creative problem-solving viewpoint, where the main goal is to intensify architectural design by using information technology. The research is linked to theory of methods, where an internal approach to design process means studying the actions and thinking of architects in the design process. The research approach has been inspired by hermeneutics. The human thinking process is divided into subconscious and conscious thinking. The subconscious plays a crucial role in creative work. The opposite of creative work is systematic work, which attempts to find solutions by means of logical inference. Both creative and systematic problem solving have had periods of predominance in the history of Finnish architecture. The perceptions in the present study indicate that neither method alone can produce optimal results. Logic is one of the tools of creativity, since the analysis and implementation of creative solutions require logical thinking. The creative process cannot be controlled directly, but by creating favourable work conditions for creativity, it can be enhanced. Present user interfaces can make draughting and the creation of alternatives quicker and more effective in the final stages of designing. Only two thirds of the architects use computers in working design, even the CAD system is being acquired in greater number of offices. User interfaces are at present inflexible in sketching. Draughting and sketching are the basic methods of creative work for architects. When working with the mouse, keyboard and screen the natural communication channel is impaired, since there is only a weak connection between the hand and the line being drawn on the screen. There is no direct correspondence between hand movements and the lines that appear on the screen, and the important items cannot be emphasized by, for example, pressing the pencil more heavily than normally. In traditional sketching the pen is a natural extension of the hand, as sketching can sometimes be controlled entirely by the unconscious. Conscious efforts in using the computer shift the attention away from the actual design process. However, some architects have reached a sufficiently high level of skill in the use of computer applications in order to be able to use them effectively in designing without any harmful effect on the creative process. There are several possibilities in developing CAD systems aimed at architectural design, but the practical creative design process has developed during a long period of time, in which case changing it in a short period of time would be very difficult. Although CAD has had, and will have, some evolutionary influences on the design process of architects as an entity, the future CAD user interface should adopt its features from the architect's practical and creative design process, and not vice versa.
keywords	Creativity, Systematicism, Sketching
series	thesis:PhD
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more	http://herkules.oulu.fi/isbn9514257545/
last changed	2003/02/12 22:37

_id	c4a6
authors	Haapasalo, Harri
year	1997
title	The Role of CAD In Creative Architectural Sketching
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1997.x.o2b
source	Challenges of the Future [15th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9523687-3-0] Vienna (Austria) 17-20 September 1997
summary	The history of computers in architectural design is very short; only a few decades; when compared to the development of methods in practical design (Gero 1983). However, the development of the user interfaces has been very fast. According to the practical observations of over one hundred architects, user interfaces are at present inflexible in sketching, although computers can make drafts and the creation of alternatives quicker and more effective in the final stages of designing (Haapasalo 1997). Based on our research in the field of practical design we would wish to stimulate a wider debate about the theory of design. More profound perusal compels us to examine human modes, pre-eminently different levels of thinking and manners of inference. What is the meaning of subconscious and conscious thinking in design? What is the role of intuition in practical design? Do the computer aided design programs apply to creative architectural sketching? To answer such questions, distinct, profound and broad understanding from different disciplines is required. Even then, in spite of such specialist knowledge we cannot hope to unambiguously and definitively answer such questions.
keywords	Creativity, Design Process, Architectural Design, Sketching, Computer Aided Design
series	eCAADe
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more	http://info.tuwien.ac.at/ecaade/proc/haapas/haapas.htm
last changed	2022/06/07 07:50

_id	665a
authors	Haas, C.
year	1996
title	Evolution of an automated crack sealer: a study in construction technology development
source	Automation in Construction 4 (4) (1996) pp. 293-305
summary	Demographic, regulatory and competitive forces impose increasing pressures on the construction industry. Automated pavement crack sealing is a typical example of the technology developments that are emerging in response to these industry pressures. Development of automated construction technology such as the crack sealer involves several issues including the design cycle, economic feasibility analysis, financing, and implementation. An examination of these issues, using the development of the crack sealer as a case study, leads to the conclusion that revolutionary construction technology developments are feasible and that in the United States (US) they will be financed and carried out in the form of a variety of industry, government, and academic consortia.
series	journal paper
more	http://www.elsevier.com/locate/autcon
last changed	2003/05/15 21:22

_id	e6f6
authors	Haas, Wolfgang R.
year	1997
title	ISO/STEP AP225 for the Exchange of 3D CAD-Data and Building Models
source	The Int. Journal of Construction IT 5(2), pp. 113-122
summary	An international standard ISO 10303-225 which enables the exchange of building models is in an advanced stage of development. In this standard building models are represented as aggregations of building elements. The scope and functionality of the standard are described together with a brief overview of the development method of the ISO 10303 family of standards for the exchange of product models. Results of the pilot implementations and -testing are presented. Several scenarios describe the possible usage of this standard. An overview of related standards of the ISO 10303 family is given.
series	journal paper
last changed	2003/05/15 21:45

_id	01ed
authors	Haberman, N. and DeWayne, M.C.
year	1976
title	ADA for Experienced Programmers
source	Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley
summary	A unique presentation of Ada, the powerful programming language sponsored and championed by the Department of Defense, and mandated to be used for developing all mission-critical software to used by the U.S. Armed Forces. This text is offered to experienced programmers, who most often lack the resources to learn a new language: either the existing texts are too simple, designed for beginners, or the texts are of reference quality, designed to be of use to users with extensive experience "behind the wheel," so to speak. Contains sample situations and study questions to help learners absorb Ada concepts.
series	other
last changed	2003/04/23 15:14

_id	176f
authors	Habraken, N.J. and Gross, M.D.
year	1988
title	Concept Design Games
source	Design Studies, Volume 9, Number 3, 1988, pp. 12-23
summary	This paper describes our work on using games as a tool for research in design theory and methods. Games offer a means of isolating certain aspects, or concepts, of designing for purposes of scrutiny. A game provides an environment for a group of players, acting with individual goals and a shared program, to make and transform complex configurations, free of functional requirements. Adjusting game parameters emphasizes different concepts. We have developed nine games that explore a variety of concepts of general interest to those concerned with organizing physical configurations. Beyond these particular concepts, we argue that games are a useful way to couch studies in design theory and methods.
series	journal paper
last changed	2003/04/23 15:14

_id	c65d
authors	Habraken, N.J. and Teicher, J (ed.)
year	1998
title	The Structure of the Ordinary
source	MIT Press, Cambridge, USA, pp. 73-76
summary	According to N. J. Habraken, intimate and unceasing interaction between people and the forms they inhabit uniquely defines built environment. The Structure of the Ordinary, the culmination of decades of environmental observation and design research, is a recognition and analysis of everyday environment as the wellspring of urban design and formal architecture. The author's central argument is that built environment is universally organized by the Orders of Form, Place, and Understanding. These three fundamental, interwoven principles correspond roughly to physical, biological, and social domains. Historically, "ordinary" environment was the background against which architects built the "extraordinary." Drawing upon extensive examples from archaeological and contemporary sites worldwide, the author illustrates profound recent shifts in the structure of everyday environment. One effect of these transformations, Habraken argues, has been the loss of implicit common understanding that previously enabled architects to formally enhance and innovate while still maintaining environmental coherence. Consequently, architects must now undertake a study of the ordinary as the fertile common ground in which form- and place-making are rooted. In focusing on built environment as an autonomous entity distinct from the societies and natural environments that jointly create it, this book lays the foundation for a new dialogue on methodology and pedagogy, in support of a more
series	other
last changed	2003/04/23 15:14

_id	ddss9438
id	ddss9438
authors	Habraken, Wouter
year	1994
title	Structure and Flow of Design Information in the Construction Process
source	Second Design and Decision Support Systems in Architecture & Urban Planning (Vaals, the Netherlands), August 15-19, 1994
summary	At every step in the construction process different individuals (architects, engineers, project managers and workmen) make use of design information, yet the requirements they have for the contents and structure of this information are radically different. This paper makes some general observations on the structure, productions and manipulation of design information, concentrating specifically on the form in which information is passed between individuals, the relationship between graphic and text based information, and the interaction between design information and materials flows in the constructions supply chain. On the basis of these observations, this paper presents a general conceptual framework for describing the information flow with the aim of understanding and controlling it. Within this framework, some conceptual tools are proposed thatcan be used to structure design information including abstraction, dependent relationships, and control and identify hierarchies. Next, this paper illustrates how one company, Matura Nederland, has used these concepts and tools to develop design processes and computer software to integrate its operational process from design to installation. Finally, some suggestions are made as to how these ideas relate to some current developments in CAD, database and process control software.
series	DDSS
last changed	2003/08/07 16:36

_id	ijac201311301
id	ijac201311301
authors	Hack, Norman; Willi Lauer, Silke Langenberg, Fabio Gramazio, Matthias Kohler
year	2013
title	Overcoming Repetition: Robotic fabrication processes at a large scale
source	International Journal of Architectural Computing vol. 11 - no. 3, 285-300
summary	In the context of the Future Cities Laboratory (FCL) of ETH Zurich, the Professorship for Architecture and Digital Fabrication of Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler has set up a robotic laboratory to investigate the potentials of non-standard robotic fabrication for high rise constructions in Singapore. The high degree of industrialisation of this dominant building typology implies standardisation, simplification and repetition and accounts for the increasing monotony evident in many Asian metropolises. The aim of this research on material systems for robotic construction is to develop a new and competitive construction method that makes full use of the malleable potential of concrete as a building material. A novel, spatial, robotic "weaving" method of a tensile active material that simultaneously acts as the form defining mould, folds two separate aspects of concrete-reinforcement and formwork-into one single robotic fabrication process (see Figure 1). This in-situ process could permit the fabrication of structurally differentiated, spatially articulated and material efficient buildings.
series	journal
last changed	2019/05/24 09:55

_id	caadria2014_120
id	caadria2014_120
authors	Hack, Norman; Willi Viktor Lauer, Fabio Gramazio and Matthias Kohler
year	2014
title	Mesh Mould: Differentiation for Enhanced Performance
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2014.139
source	Rethinking Comprehensive Design: Speculative Counterculture, Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia (CAADRIA 2014) / Kyoto 14-16 May 2014, pp. 139–148
summary	Mesh-Mould is a novel robotic fabrication system for complex, non-standard concrete structures. The system folds together formwork and reinforcement, the two most labour intensive aspects of concrete constructions and offers an alternative approach to the current modes of prefabrication by suggesting an in-situ fabrication process (Figure 1). The paper outlines the development of the Form-work/Reinforcing Meshes through several iterations of physical and digital tests. Initially starting from simple triangulated 3D lattices, the structures evolved to become more complex and differentiated. The incorporating of flow enhancing ducts and surface perimeters with diverse surface aperture densities facilitates an optimal concrete flow and material distribution within the mesh.
keywords	Robotic fabrication; concrete formwork; differentiation; spatial extrusion
series	CAADRIA
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last changed	2022/06/07 07:50

_id	ascaad2023_091
id	ascaad2023_091
authors	Haddad, Naif
year	2023
title	From Digital Heritage Documentation to 3D Virtual Reconstruction and Recreation for Heritage Promotion and Reinterpretation: The Case of the iHeritage Project
source	C+++: Computation, Culture, and Context – Proceedings of the 11th International Conference of the Arab Society for Computation in Architecture, Art and Design (ASCAAD), University of Petra, Amman, Jordan [Hybrid Conference] 7-9 November 2023, pp. 7-23.
summary	In the last two decades, the digital age Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) development and concerns combined with rapid technology have permitted the dissemination of different digital applications (including digital documentation, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), digital gaming, and holograms etc.) oriented toward past, present and future communication using digital three-dimensional audio-visual content. Today, we must acknowledge that 3D virtual 3D reconstruction and recreation has become an established way to build, understand, reinterpret, and promote Cultural Heritage (CH). The virtual 3D reconstruction world and multimedia industry are often considered potential marketing channels for World Heritage Sites (WHS) and heritage tourism. 3D digital/virtual reconstruction merges and embodies subjectivity in one process, playing an attractive role in heritage tourism destinations and creating image experiences, providing the first enjoyable interpretation and information for most audiences. Based on the EU-funded iHERITAGE project ICT Mediterranean platform for the UNESCO CH, this paper attempts to examine some insights into constructing the optimistic image of heritage promotion and tourism in the context of CH as it flows through both physical and virtual spaces to give a glimpse of the future of virtual reconstruction. It illustrates the development of the concepts and practice, challenges and opportunities, advantages and disadvantages, and the negative and the positive sides of the related issues of only 3D digital reconstructions, and some issues concerning the ethics based on the International Chartres and Conventions mainly in the field of scientific visualisation, such as the London Charter (2009) and Seville Principles (2011). Finally, as a practical dimension, it presents some representative examples of 3D digital/virtual reconstruction of characteristic monuments of the WHS of Nabataean Petra in Jordan for the first time.
series	ASCAAD
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last changed	2024/02/13 14:40

_id	caadria2024_64
id	caadria2024_64
authors	Hadiatmadja, Juniarto
year	2024
title	Review on the Use of Conversational AI NPC Avatars in Teaching and Learning BIM: A Preliminary Observation of Its Introduction in a Built Environment Related Course in Singapore
doi	https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.caadria.2024.1.261
source	Nicole Gardner, Christiane M. Herr, Likai Wang, Hirano Toshiki, Sumbul Ahmad Khan (eds.), ACCELERATED DESIGN - Proceedings of the 29th CAADRIA Conference, Singapore, 20-26 April 2024, Volume 1, pp. 261–270
summary	Abilities in the use of BIM are critically needed in many industries but there are major challenges to current BIM training. It is unrealistic to assume that the current predominantly teacher directive mode of BIM training is sufficient or responsive enough to tackle rapidly changing challenges and cater to individual pursuits. This article reviews the findings of a research deploying conversational AI NPC avatars and BIM models in a game engine environment as a complementary learning tool that is non-directive and more enquiry based in nature. Enabling learners to autonomously converse and spatially direct the avatar movements to parts of the BIM model they wish to focus on. This article answers some ways the use of AI NPC avatars could benefit the learning of students that are newly introduced to BIM. The research compares tangible results as well as the learner's perceptions toward the use AI NPC avatars. The findings shed light on the technology's current utility and limitations in various aspects of the current topic. Some directions for development of future related research will be also be discussed.
keywords	BIM training, conversational AI NPC avatars, game engine environment, individual enquiry, learning tools
series	CAADRIA
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