| authors |
Roberts, Andrew |
| year |
1999 |
| title |
Virtual Site Planning |
| source |
Architectural Computing from Turing to 2000 [eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9523687-5-7] Liverpool (UK) 15-17 September 1999, pp. 442-447 |
| doi |
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.1999.442
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| summary |
This paper looks at the potential for the Virtual Reality to be used as a medium for the development of teaching tools in Architectural and Urban Design Education. It identifies examples and lessons learned from the development of teaching tools in other disciplines. The paper outlines a prototype system developed at Cardiff University to help Town Planning students understand the three dimensional nature of site planning and design. This was developed following difficulties encountered by students in using CAD which was seen as insufficiently intuitive to allow effective use within the short timespan available. The prototype system allows students to access their site through the familiar environment of a Web Browser. A number of 'Standard' house types are available which can be selected and inserted into the design space. Once in the space the houses can be viewed in three dimensions, moved and rotated in order to form any configuration that the students may wish. The system is easily customisable; it need not be limited to uses in urban design, but could be used in many situations where component parts are arranged in space. |
| keywords |
Virtual Reality, Teaching, Learning, Site Planning |
| series |
eCAADe |
| email |
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| more |
http://ctiweb.cf.ac.uk/Housing/ |
| full text |
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