Learning Units:  1 AIA LU

During this presentation we will be discussing the many varied uses of gaming technologies in Architecture, from rendering to lighting and weather interactions, traffic simulations, and collaboration through VR. This technology has changed the landscape on how we can represent and experience our designs.

Course participants will step away with a basic knowledge of videogame engines, their uses in architecture, what types of software are available, the beginning steps to work with these engines and resources to guide them.

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objective 1: What is a game engine and what have they been used for in architecture so far.

Learning Objective 2: How can interacting with architecture through a “video game” facilitate better communication and collaboration