Collaborative digital architectural design learning within 3D virtual environments

This paper introduces a collaborative learning approach to digital architectural design within a 3D real-time virtual environment within which students Inhabit, Design, Construct and Evaluate (IDCE) their designs virtually and collaboratively. The paper articulates the development and implementation of the IDCE model utilized within the 3D virtual environment for achieving collaborative digital architectural design learning. The effects of metaphors on constructing architectural designs within virtual environments are addressed.