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Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):

T. Grasl, C. Falkner, C. Kühn:
"Easy access classes for three-dimensional generative design";
Talk: eCAADe Conference (Education in CAAD in Europe), Volos, Greece; 09-06-2006 - 09-11-2006; in: "Communicating Space(s)", (2006), ISBN: 0-9541183-5-9; 884 - 889.



English abstract:
Part of an EU funded project to develop a "VIrtual campus for virtual space design Provided for European Architects (VIPA)" was the implementation of a practical run at the Vienna University of Technology. Therein we attempted to evaluate some of the concepts and technologies which were intended for the e-learning platform.
After briefly introducing the didactical background, this paper concentrates on the technological setup accompanying the course. Especially the use of Croquet as an immersive three-dimensional environment to teach generative design is highlighted; its strengths and weaknesses in supporting our envisioned didactical concept are analysed.
The practical run and its evaluation by the participating students are described, as well as some of the student work performed during and after the course.
Concluding remarks elaborating on problems encountered in the software setup and in our didactical concept, followed by the description of future work to amend the above mentioned pitfalls, will mark the end.

Keywords:
architecture; collaborative environment; croquet; generative design; learning platform, virtual space design


Related Projects:
Project Head Christian Kühn:
Virtual Campus for Virtual Space Design provided for European Architects


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