Tangible user interfaces : past, present and future directions

In the last two decades, Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs) have emerged as a new interface type that interlinks the digital and physical worlds. Drawing upon users' knowledge and skills of interaction with the real non-digital world, TUIs show a potential to enhance the way in which people interact with and leverage digital information. However, TUI research is still in its infancy and extensive research is required in or- der to fully understand the implications of tangible user interfaces, to develop technologies that further bridge the digital and the physical, and to guide TUI design with empirical knowledge. This paper examines the existing body of work on Tangible User In- terfaces. We start by sketching the history of tangible user interfaces, examining the intellectual origins of this field. We then present TUIs in a broader context, survey application domains, and review frame- works and taxonomies. We also discuss conceptual foundations of TUIs including perspectives from cognitive sciences, phycology, and philoso- phy. Methods and technologies for designing, building, and evaluating TUIs are also addressed. Finally, we discuss the strengths and limita- tions of TUIs and chart directions for future research

From Physical to Digital, From Interactive to Immersive: Archaeological Uses of 3D, AR, VR, and More

The combination of improved methods and tools, widespread adoption, and continuously-falling barriers to entry has prompted the claim that we are currently living in a ‘golden age of digital archaeology’. This paper provides a background discussion of the use and evolution of digital methods and tools in archaeology, as well as a summary of the conference session “From Physical to Digital, from Interactive to Immersive: Uses of Three– Dimensional Representation, Mixed Reality, and More in the Sharing and Exploration of Archaeological Data,” held at the CAA 2017 conference in Atlanta

BIM for architectural design exploration and representation

Magistrsko delo proučuje vpliv BIM (Building Information Modeling – informacijsko modeliranje stavb) metodologije kot orodja in tehnologije za izvajnje kreativnega procesa snovanja stavbe v arhitekturnih birojih. Za razumevanje vpliva BIM metodologije je potrebno razumeti zgodoviski razvoj digitalnih in analognih orodji za načrtovanje in njihovo interakcijo ter vpliv na načrtovalski process. Ključnega pomena je kako vpeljava nove tehnologije vpliva na pristop k načertovanju znotraj arhitekturnega biroja. BIM kot nova tehnologija istopa predvsem z možnostjo večje in lažje optimizacije načrtovanih rešitev ter vzpodbuja vlogo arhitekta pri oblikovanju boljših rešitev s hitrejšim načrtovanjem in večjo kakovostjo oblikovanja. Uporaba vgrajenega virtualnega okolja omogoča v procesu arhitekturnega načrtovanja lažjo predstavitev in primerjavo načrtovalskih rešitev kot tudi preveritev izvedljivosti zasnovane rešitve iz tehnološkega stališča. Glavni cilj naloge je osvetliti in bolje razumeti kako konceptualno razumvanje BIM metodologije vpliva na kreativni process načrtovanja ter identificirti formalne in operativne izzive, ki se pojavljajo z vpeljavo nove tehnologije. V sklopu naloge je raziskano tudi kako lahko uporaba BIM spodbudi načrtovalca k raziskovanju novih načrtovalskih možnosti ter k večji integraciji in interoperabilnosti z drugimi načrtovalskimi strokami, ki sodelujejo v načrtovalskem procesu stavb.This master thesis studies the impact of BIM (Building Information Modelling) methodology as a technology and a representation tool in the creative process approach in architecture offices. Through this approach, and for a better understanding of it, it is necessary to return some steps and understand how the design and the creative process were affected by digital innovations throughout architecture history and how new technologies are currently impacting the architecture routine. As a new possible technology, BIM stands out as an excellent solution to optimize and to stimulate the architect’s work, with some visible advantages in application, like greater speed and higher quality in the design development. Among the solutions offered, the virtual building method in the architectural process noticeably brings the professional closer to constructive techniques, since it enables the construction of a virtual model with a set of information that allows a more integrated and consistent product. The challenge of the work presented in this thesis resides in conceptually understand the BIM methodology as directly related to the creative process through the formal and operational challenges of technology, and how it can collaborate to make the design process more efficient in the representation field. This work aims to understand how the BIM concept will stimulate the architects to explore new thinking processes and new abilities for their creative approach, such as better interoperability with other disciplines and better and more consistent control of the whole project

ARCHITECTURAL MODELS AS LEARNING TOOLS

This book shows a variety of educational experiments that explore the use and meaning of ‘Architectural models as learning tools in education’both practically and theoretically