| authors |
Petric, J., Ucelli, G. and Conti, G. |
| year |
2001 |
| title |
Educating the Virtual Architect |
| doi |
https://doi.org/10.52842/conf.ecaade.2001.388
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| source |
Architectural Information Management [19th eCAADe Conference Proceedings / ISBN 0-9523687-8-1] Helsinki (Finland) 29-31 August 2001, pp. 388-393 |
| summary |
This paper elaborates and illustrates an educational experiment in which students were asked to develop their design in the virtual environment and at the same time evaluate the process and the product. Starting from a general overview on the VRML 97 technology the workshop offered an opportunity to students to enhance their curricula with new tools through experimenting and interacting with their design spaces. Students’ designs were tested and critically discussed in a fully immersive VR environment offering them new stimuli for both designing and enriching their learning experience. Students were finally asked to present their projects in a fully interactive VR environment. The outcomes of the experiment, and the challenging question it raises about the nature of reality and virtuality – technical, pedagogical and even ethical – offer a contribution to the debate on the concept of an “Ideal Digital Design Curriculum”. |
| keywords |
Virtual Environment, Immersive Design, Interactivity, Behaviours |
| series |
eCAADe |
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| full text |
 file.pdf (241,788 bytes) |
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