فلورا فكوريان

This research, situated within the field of architectural education an‎d aiming for a paradigm shift in design principles instruction, focuses on the impact of purposefully integrating Mixed Reality (MR) technology into the foundational design curriculum. This thesis is essential for improving the learning experience of early-stage students by refining their visual perception an‎d enhancing the form-making process. It addresses key questions regarding the effects of Mixed Reality on student comprehension. The study employs a quantitative experimental design, specifically analyzing the relationship between Mixed Reality interventions an‎d the resulting perceptual feedback. To measure the contributing factors, 140 students were eva‎luated across three phases. The primary instrument for assessing visual perception was developed an‎d localized by integrating an‎d extending four stan‎dards, widely used tests in this domain, complemented by a final User Experience Questionnaire. The Mixed Reality intervention was strategically designed, through three conceptual, visual, an‎d spatial situations, to enhance the form-making process. The collected data were analyzed using advanced statistical methods to develop a comprehensive educational framework. The findings highlight the transformative an‎d effective power of Mixed Reality in creating an optimal learning environment. Key results indicate that the improvement in studentsʹ form-making process is significantly facilitated by two critical components: executive function an‎d perceptual experience. Furthermore, it was determined that the targeted Mixed Reality intervention not only boosts student engagement an‎d experience but also substantially elevates their visual perception an‎d spatial cognition skills by activating the three mental, visual, an‎d spatial situations. This research successfully identified the value-adding dimensions of the subject matter an‎d, based on these findings, proposed an educational process model an‎d a macro policy model for implementing this technology in architectural education. These achievements provide a precise roadmap for the effective framing an‎d deployment of Mixed Reality technology.

آموزش معماري , واقعيت تركيبي , ادراك بصري , شناخت فضايي , فرم سازي

Architectural Education , Mixed Reality , Visual Perception , Spatial Cognition , Form-Making

Flora Fakourian

Mehdi Khakzand, Mehdi Hamzenejad