@inproceedings{ebf7ac8d32454dd3a2c95f21697224d5,
title = "Why Immersive? Using an Immersive Virtual Environment in Architectural Education",
abstract = "Teaching the process of design is a primary objective of the architectural studio. Due to the complexity of the process, the studio encourages active learning and peer participation during crit sessions. This paper explores the potential of immersive virtual environments (IVEs) for enhancing architectural learning, and proposes a framework for evaluating its educational potential.We have developed a model for coding the three main activities of the architectural design process (analysis, synthesis and evaluation), along with their physical and social settings. The model comprises of units we call Knowledge Construction Activities (KCAs). We suggest that this model presents a detailed description of the environmental implications of each activity. Applying the KCA model to a studio course that used both a traditional classroom and an IVE revealed that the IVE increased the number of synthesis KCAs, and supported effective criticism. Though limited in scope, the results clearly indicate IVEs potential contribution to architecture pedagogy.",
keywords = "Architectural education, Design process, Immersion, Place, Virtual environments",
author = "Hadas Sopher and Kalay, {Yehuda E.} and Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017, Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe. All rights reserved.; 35th International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, eCAADe 2017 ; Conference date: 20-09-2017 Through 22-09-2017",
year = "2017",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
isbn = "9789491207129",
series = "Proceedings of the International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe",
publisher = "Education and research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe",
pages = "313--322",
editor = "Antonio Fioravanti and Stefano Cursi and Salma Elahmar and Silvia Gargaro and Gianluigi Loffreda and Gabriele Novembri and Armando Trento",
booktitle = "Shock - Sharing of Computable Knowledge",
address = "بلجيكا",
}