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Simulated Environments in Architecture Education. Improving the Student Motivation

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Abstract

The increasing graphic quality and ease of use of the current generation of videogame technology compels educators to rethink how architecture students learn. This paper presents the results of an educational experience with architecture students that explored the suitability of virtual environments as an educational tool. Students explored the simulated environment of an architectural proposal and filled a survey asking whether the experience had made them reason about some fundamental qualities of space. The results revealed that the virtual environment was capable of making students reflect on the functional, formal or material qualities of architectural spaces, suggesting a new education avenue using gamification or serious games strategies.

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  • Architecture
  • Education
  • Gamification
  • Unreal engine
  • Virtual environments

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by the programs BIA2016-77464-C2-1-R of the National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2013-2016, Government of Spain, titled “Gamificación para la enseñanza del diseño urbano y la integración en ella de la participación ciudadana (ArchGAME4CITY)” and BIA2016-77464-C2-2-R of the National Plan for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation 2013-2016, Government of Spain, titled “Diseño Gamificado de visualización 3D con sistemas de realidad virtual para el estudio de la mejora de competencias motivacionales, sociales y espaciales del usuario (EduGAME4CITY)”.

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  1. AR&M, Barcelona School of Architecture, BarcelonaTech, Catalonia Polithecnic University, Av/Diagonal 649, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

    Francesc Valls & Ernest Redondo

  2. EGA-II, Barcelona School of Building Construction, EPSEB, Catalonia Polithecnic University, Av/Dr. Marañon, 44-50, 08028, Barcelona, Spain

    Albert Sánchez

  3. GRETEL – Grup de Recerca En Technology Enhanced Learning, La Salle – Ramon Llull University, C/Sant Joan de La Salle 42, 08022, Barcelona, Spain

    David Fonseca, Sergi Villagrasa & Isidro Navarro

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Valls, F., Redondo, E., Sánchez, A., Fonseca, D., Villagrasa, S., Navarro, I. (2017). Simulated Environments in Architecture Education. Improving the Student Motivation. In: Rocha, Á., Correia, A., Adeli, H., Reis, L., Costanzo, S. (eds) Recent Advances in Information Systems and Technologies. WorldCIST 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 571. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56541-5_24

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