Virtual Reality as A Tool to Enhance Students’ Perceptions of Architectural Historical Spaces

Document Type : Original Article

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The British University in Egypt

Abstract

 The future relied on advanced and smart technologies after covid. Teaching
strategies became more virtually oriented. Despite the important role of visiting
historical sites in architectural students’ knowledge and space perception. The
study aim is to highlight the significance of virtual related technologies in teaching
as a smart strategy to enhance students' perceptions in architectural universities and
cope with the future of technology, specifically in “History of Architecture” courses.
An overview of virtual related technologies will be presented, exploring different
techniques, elements and types, this will be built on a theoretical study. In addition,
the significance of virtual spaces on students’ perceptions will be investigated
through a non-equivalent quasi experimental study. A group of students will
experience a historical space through a non-immersive virtual tour, and the other
group will experience the same space through 2D photographs.
Findings of the study presented the effect of virtual related technologies in
enhancing the architectural students' perceptions toward historical sites. For a better
understanding of spaces in architectural universities.

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