Using Virtual Reality for Developing Design Communication

Gisli THORSTEINSSON¹, Tom PAGE², Andrei NICULESCU^3,4
1 University of Iceland,
v/Stakkahlid, 101, Reykjavik, Iceland
cdt@khi.is
² Loughborough University
Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK
t.page@lboro.ac.uk
³ Spiru Haret University,
13 Ion Ghica Street, Bucharest 3, Romania
andreiniculescu@hotmail.com
⁴ I C I Bucharest
(National Institute for R & D in Informatics)
8-10 Averescu Blvd.
011455 Bucharest 1, Romania

Abstract: This paper explores the possibilities of using a Virtual Reality for cooperative idea generation and then attempts to assess the relationship between a student’s cooperation and the design process, learning experiences and the pedagogy employed by the teacher. The researchers based their research around the following questions:

1. How could collaborative idea generation be incorporated within the VRE?
2. How does this relate to teaching and learning within the lesson?
3. How do communications during the lesson support students’ work?

Keywords: Idea generation; Virtual Reality Environment; multiple communication; cooperative idea generation; cooperative learning; user interface; remote observation, and screen captured videos.

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CITE THIS PAPER AS:
Gisli THORSTEINSSON, Tom PAGE, Andrei NICULESCU, Using Virtual Reality for Developing Design Communication, Studies in Informatics and Control, ISSN 1220-1766, vol. 19 (1), pp. 93-106, 2010.