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Assessing mobile mixed reality affordances as a comparative visualisation pedagogy for design communication

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posted on 2023-06-30, 05:51 authored by JR Birt, Michael CowlingMichael Cowling
Spatial visualisation skills and interpretation are critical in the design professions but are difficult for novice designers. There is growing evidence that mixed reality visualisation improves learner outcomes, but often these studies are focused on a single media representation and not on a comparison between media and the underpinning learning outcomes. Results from recent studies highlight the use of comparative visualisation pedagogy in design through learner reflective blogs and pilot studies with experts, but these studies are limited by expense and designs familiar to the learner. With increasing interest in mobile pedagogy, more assessment is required in understanding learner interpretation of comparative mobile mixed reality pedagogy. The aim of this study is to do this by evaluating insights from a first-year architectural design classroom through studying the impact and use of a range of mobile comparative visualisation technologies. Using a design-based research methodology and a usability framework for accessing comparative visualisation, this paper will study the complexities of spatial design in the built environment. Outcomes from the study highlight the positives of the approach but also the improvements required in the delivery of the visualisations to improve on the visibility and visual errors caused by the lack of mobile processing. © 2018 J. Birt and M. Cowling.

History

Volume

26

Start Page

1

End Page

25

Number of Pages

25

eISSN

2156-7077

ISSN

2156-7069

Publisher

Routledge, UK

Additional Rights

CC BY 4.0

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • Yes

External Author Affiliations

Bond University

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Research in Learning Technology