Aish, R;
Hanna, S;
(2017)
Comparative evaluation of parametric design systems for teaching design computation.
Design Studies
, 52
pp. 144-172.
10.1016/j.destud.2017.05.002.
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Abstract
Three parametric design systems were tested by the authors to assess their suitability for undergraduate teaching. We used criteria taken from the ‘cognitive dimensions’ literature and an exercise of typical geometric operations in ascending order of complexity. For each system the cognitive barriers associated with the sequence of operations were plotted to create a ‘learning curve’. Different parametric systems presented distinctly different learning curves. The test exercise had to be completed in its entirety to assess the potential challenges which students with different educational levels, skills and abilities might encounter, so a single expert user conducted the tests. This research is intended to develop methods, both design exercises and evaluative criteria that could be used in future empirical studies.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Comparative evaluation of parametric design systems for teaching design computation |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.destud.2017.05.002 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2017.05.002 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | architectural design, design education, human–computer interaction, parametric design, evaluation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Architecture |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10044166 |
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