Title of article :
Technological advancements in synchronous collaboration: The effect of 3D virtual worlds and tangible user interfaces on architectural design
Author/Authors :
Gu، نويسنده , , Ning and Kim، نويسنده , , Mi Jeong and Maher، نويسنده , , Mary Lou، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2011
Pages :
9
From page :
270
To page :
278
Abstract :
This paper presents and evaluates two current advancements of collaborative technologies for architectural design. The paper focuses on technologies that support synchronous design collaboration, in particular, 3D virtual worlds for supporting remote design collaboration, and tangible user interfaces (TUIs) for enhancing co-located design collaboration. Both technologies enable designers to collaborate by interacting with 3D models as the design representations. The paper analyzes the effect of these technologies on design collaboration and cognition through a comprehensive interpretation of the results from two independent studies. These two studies, using protocol analysis and each focusing on a different mode of design collaboration, provide the foundation for characterizing the designersʹ cognition, communication and interaction when using the new technologies. The 3D virtual worlds study investigates remote design collaboration in a 3D virtual world in order to understand the changes of design behavior when designers are physically remote but virtually co-located as avatars within their design representation in the form of a 3D model. The TUI study measures the effect of a tabletop system that integrates TUIs together with augmented reality (AR) on designersʹ cognitive activities and design process in co-located design collaboration. Finally, the analysis and comparison of the results converge in a set of recommendations for the future development of collaborative design technologies.
Keywords :
Design Cognition , protocol analysis , Co-located design collaboration , Synchronous design collaboration , Tangible User Interfaces , 3D Virtual worlds , Remote design collaboration
Journal title :
Automation in Construction
Serial Year :
2011
Journal title :
Automation in Construction
Record number :
1338295
Link To Document :
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