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Screenshot of a patio from the LAR 457 virtual experience.

Project Details

Client

  • Carla Delcambre, Teaching Assistant Professor
  • Muntazar Monsur, Postdoctoral Research Scholar
  • College of Design

Team

  • Jakia Salam, Instructional Designer, Project Lead
  • Ben Huckaby, Lead Interaction Designer/Developer
  • Laurie Gyalog, Lead Project Coordinator
  • Stephen Waddell, VR Programmer
  • Matthew Castro, Media Specialist
  • Arthur Earnest, Instructional Media Producer
  • Michael Castro, Technology Support Technician

Technologies

  • Oculus Go Headsets
  • Unity 3D
  • 3DS Max
  • WordPress
  • YouTube

Timeline

  • September 2017-September 2018

LAR 457: Immersive Learning Technologies for Teaching Construction Methods in Landscape Architecture

This Exploratory Grant project is a great example of the benefits and success of collaboration: bringing together diverse skill sets to develop an effective learning experience for students.

Instructional Challenges

  • Logistically, it was difficult to have students visit a construction site in person due to timing and safety issues. 
  • Faculty wanted to share the created resources with other departments, faculty and universities. 
  • Students needed to grasp the processes and transformation of construction sites to understand the experience from beginning to end.

Highlights/Solutions

  • Create an interactive, simulated environment with VR to imitate a construction experience.
  • Create a website that’s adaptable to grow in the future and add more virtual field trips.
  • Film instructional videos with before-and-after construction views.
  • Offer 2D, 3D and real-life examples of construction drawings and processes.
  • Help students understand various landscape architectural concepts, such as the application and use of sustainable materials, green infrastructure techniques and connections between abstract design and physical realities.

Related Links:

Design Document/Learning Objectives Mapping

College of Design Landing Page – Construction Experience

Immersive Environment for LAR 457 – DELTA News Article

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