In the authors' design teaching, they have been employing virtual world technologies,
allowing students the capacity to collaborate and design within a constructivist immersive …

With the recent developments in information and communication technologies, 3D virtual
worlds have the potential to make a major contribution to design education as a …

Design education has faced new challenges such as the employment of cutting-edge
technology and 3D virtual worlds for design teaching. This employment provides new …

With the recent developments in information and communication technologies, 3D virtual
worlds have the potential to make a major contribution to design education as constructivist …

School of Architecture and Built Environment University of Newcastle, Australia* Faculty of
Architecture, Rangsit University, Thailand** Architecture Program, International University of …

Abstract Design education is concerned with learning theory and its applications in the
design of artifacts that are essential to our society. 3D virtual worlds have the potential to …

Since 1993 schools of architecture all over the world conduct in various forms of Virtual
Design Studio (VDS). They have become an established part of teaching design within the …

With the recent developments in communication and information technologies, using
Collaborative Virtual Environments (CVEs) in design activity has experienced a remarkable …

This paper introduces an alternative teaching model in a virtual architectural design studio,
its application, impacts and constraints. This model aims for achieving collaborative learning …

Virtual Environments (VE) are increasingly offered as environments for design. Using VE to
visualize ideas from the initial steps of design, the architect is challenged to deal with …