Motivation and Academic Improvement Using Augmented Reality for 3D Architectural Visualization

  • David Fonseca Escudero
    Universidad Ramon Llull fonsi[at]salle.url.edu
  • Ernest Redondo Domínguez
    Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
  • Francesc Valls
    Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña

Abstract

This paper discuss about the results from the evaluation of the motivation, user profile and level of satisfaction in the workflow using 3D augmented visualization of complex models in educational environments. The study shows the results of different experiments conducted with first and second year students from Architecture and Science and Construction Technologies (Old Spanish degree of Building Engineering, which is recognized at a European level). We have used a mixed method combining both quantitative and qualitative student assessment in order to complete a general overview of using new technologies, mobile devices and advanced visual methods in academic environments. The results show us how the students involved in the experiments improved their academic results and their implication in the subject, which allow us to conclude that the hybrid technologies improve both spatial skills and the student motivation, a key concept in the actual educational framework composed by digital-native students and a great range of different applications and interfaces useful for teaching and learning.
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Author Biographies

David Fonseca Escudero

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Universidad Ramon Llull
Department of Architecture and Group of Research in Enhanced Technology in E-Learning (GRETEL), La Salle, Universitat Ramon Llull.Barcelona, Spain

Ernest Redondo Domínguez

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Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
Department of Architecture Graphic Expression I, ETSAB, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Barcelona Tech. Barcelona, Spain.

Francesc Valls

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Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña
Department of Architecture Graphic Expression I, ETSAB, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Barcelona Tech. Barcelona, Spain.
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