Richard M. Levy, Ph.D.,AIA,AACIP,MCIP Professor of Urban Planning Faculty of Environmental Design University of Calgary 2500 University Dr. NW Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4 rmlevy@ucalgary.ca

Virtual Environments Training Virtual Luge and Bobsled Teaching Virtual World for Teaching German Interactive Design Review STARS Virtual Hospital Room Sunnyside/Hillhurst ARP, City of Calgay 3D Imagining Archaeological Reconstruction Thule Whalebone House Architectural Preservation and Design First United Central Church

Interactive DesignSessions: Client: STARS’ Agusta Westland 139 Interior Layout Design Review with Staff Forutne March 20, 2000 p. 224

Interactive DesignSessions: Client: STARS’ Agusta Westland 139 Interior Layout Design Review with Staff Forutne March 20, 2000 p. 224

3D Computer Study Model: Hillhurst/Sunnyside Ultimate Purpose Hillhurst/Sunnyside: To prepare land use and urban design options to optimize redevelopment opportunities for medium to high density mixed use development in strategic locations within the study area boundaries. Variations in build-out densities and built form should be explored. West LRT Line:To develop a high level land use structure and urban design strategy . identify pedestrian-oriented areas, auto-oriented areas and transition areas; establish design principles for public systems and urban design. (TOD Charettes – Draft Detailed Agenda V1.4) Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP

3D Computer Study Model: Hillhurst/Sunnyside Photo Computer Model Richard M. Levy, Ph.D. MCIP

3D Computer Study Model: Hillhurst/Sunnyside 2007 Current Development

3D Computer Study Model: Hillhurst/Sunnyside 2007 Proposed Zoning: Tower Solution

Virtual Cities Project Denis Gadbois Richard Levy Mathew Tait St. Mary’s School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

St Mary’s School

Central United Church, Calgary Photo Richard M. Levy, PhD, MCIP, AIA

Central United Church, Calgary Computer Model Richard M. Levy, PhD, MCIP, AIA

Central United Church, Calgary Richard M. Levy, PhD, MCIP, AIA

Central United Church, Calgary Computer Model Richard M. Levy, PhD, MCIP, AIA

Central United Church, Calgary Computer Model: 3D Studio Richard M. Levy, PhD, MCIP, AIA

Central United Church, Calgary Section Mode: Detail Architect’s Model Inside 3D Studio MAX Model: Current Richard M. Levy, PhD, MCIP, AIA

Central United Church, Calgary Section Mode: Detail Architect’s Model Inside 3D Studio MAX Model: Proposed Richard M. Levy, PhD, MCIP, AIA

Richard Michael Levy, Ph.D. Faculty of Environmental Design University of Calgary Mary Grantham O’Brien, Ph.D. Department of Germanic, Slavic & East Asian Studies

Instructional Questions: Value as a self paced instructional environment for teaching foreign languages? Value of as a virtual environment for learning about a foreign culture? Which display format and teaching environment is most beneficial? Learner autonomy is central. Students’ language skills and linguistic awareness are “supported through interaction, collaboration, and critical reflection” (Schweinhorst 2002)

Differences in response by gender Game Development Differences in response by gender Difference in response by the level of gaming experience Do gamers do better? What is the expectation of the students in using a virtual world for language instruction? How is wayfinding a factor in worlds where the architectural environment are built to scale? Game space vs. architectural space impact of game play Strategies for teachers to use games in the classroom Platform Differences Learner autonomy is central. Students’ language skills and linguistic awareness are “supported through interaction, collaboration, and critical reflection” (Schweinhorst 2002)

World: Salzburg/Vienna Story Line Finding Laura, the mayor’s daughter Interactions and clues Spoken commands Written commands Conversations between characters Radio and TV broadcasts Public and cell phone messages Signs Experience urban life Scale: experience of the pedestrian Introduction to sights and sounds of an Austrian City Adataptable to future scenarios Learner autonomy is central. Students’ language skills and linguistic awareness are “supported through interaction, collaboration, and critical reflection” (Schweinhorst 2002)

Game space vs. architectural space impact of game play Random walk in game space Getting lost is easy in a real city Learner autonomy is central. Students’ language skills and linguistic awareness are “supported through interaction, collaboration, and critical reflection” (Schweinhorst 2002) Hillier, B. (2005) The art of place and the science of space. World Architecture, 185. pp. 96-102. ISSN 09569758 PDF - Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader or other PDF viewer. Abstract Cities are large physical objects animated and driven by human behavior. How do the two connect? How do cities come into existence emerging from centuries of human activity as a well-ordered system? And how do they work to relate the physical patterning to the economic, social and cognitive life of humans who inhabit it? The fact that cities exist and function as physical wholes at the local scale, but are experienced a bit at a time at another, seems to trap us between an objectivist and rather abstracted view of the city as a whole and a subjectivist and phenomenological view of its parts. This paper aims to build up a theory of the city-creating process through the space syntax approach to overcome these two polarisations. The standing point is it treats cities as spatial networks and regards space as the common medium of the physical city and the experiential city, as well as of the socio-economic city and the cognitive city. So seen spatially, the physical city and the experiential city seem to merge into one. How should we talk about cities as space then? I will first explain my approach to space- the space syntax approach and how it has come to be used in research and design, both as a method and as a theory of space. Secondly, I will then show how we can use the method and the theory to bring to light certain key features of how human beings understand, experience and manipulate space. Armed with a theory of space itself, and a theory of the human understanding of space, a theory of the city-creating process in two stages will be outlined. One is a theory of how characteristically urban patterns of space are created by the aggregation of built forms and objects; the other is how collections of buildings become living cities by shaping human activity in them. In conclusion, it is argued that cities are human products in a very strong sense. In their very form and function they reflect ehat we are and how we can be. Perhaps this is why cities are the greatest artefact. Type: Article

Knight Elimar’s Last Joust: A Virtual Environment Game for Promoting Literacy Across the Curriculum Objective: to enhance student acquisition of English language and literacy skills Curriculum: Medieval Ages is a unit of study in Ontario, Canada, for grades 4 & 5 Game: Treasure Hunt Students assume a virtual character solve a mystery about a knight’s armor using a sequence of oral and written clues

Conclusions RQ1: What role can serious games play in literacy skill acquisition? Games can teach new words Games can reinforce recall Games can provide an opportunity to apply language skills acquired in class RQ2: What role can serious games play in motivating students to learn? Games can be used to motivate students Games can be supportive in literacy skill acquisition All groups were engaged in the activity, interested, motivated RQ3: What expectations do students have in playing games in the classroom? Serious connoisseurs of games demand quality, but are forgiving when it comes to educational games

Reconstruction of a Thule Whalebone House Prof. Richard M. Levy, PhD Faculty of Environmental Design rmlevy@ucalgary.ca www.ucalgary.ca/~rmlevy www.Phimia.ca Prof. Peter Dawson, PhD Department of Archaelogy pcdawson@ucalgary.ca Identifying Non-Utilitarian Uses of Whalebone in Thule Inuit Architecture Using Computer Modeling.   The semi-subterranean whalebone house is one of the most distinctive features of Thule Inuit culture in the Canadian Arctic, ca AD 1000-1600. Whalebone served as an important raw material in arctic regions where driftwood was either absent or in short supply. Archaeologists have long suspected that that the roof frames of whalebone built by Thule peoples were designed to balance two tendencies: the need to construct stable structures, and the desire to communicate important symbolic information to their occupants. In this paper, we look for examples of non-utilitarian uses of whalebone using computer reconstructions of two Thule semisubterranean houses recorded on Bathurst Island, Nunavut. We evaluate the premise that comparative structural analysis can be used to differentiate structural from ceremonial uses of whalebone in Thule house design.

Introduction In this project, Dr. Levy, in collaboration with Dr. Dawson, will make use of 3D computer visualization technology to create virtual world aimed at aiding students’ understanding of the complexity of artifacts and sites of the past. The use of 3D computer technology has some distinctive advantages over traditional 2D rendering techniques. Hypothesis Testing - Computer models can be updated to reflect novel interpretations from existing archaeological data. In addition, these models can be updated, as new data is uncovered. Multiple viewpoints - A single model can be used to generate views of an object from a multiplicity of viewpoints. Using a variety of rending techniques, objects can also be shown as wireframes, shaded and photorealism renderings. Multimedia– Once a computer model is created it can be used as the basis for generating a variety of multimedia products including images, animations, QTVR movies, and virtual worlds. Distribution – Virtual worlds and multimedia products can be distributed over the web to students anywhere in the world. In developing products for Internet delivery, media can be accommodated by both modem and high-speed cable. Under this proposal Inuit and Thule culture would be explored within the context of a virtual world. These virtual reconstructions based on archaeological site investigations and would enable the audience to explore these arctic cultures from the past. Identifying Non-Utilitarian Uses of Whalebone in Thule Inuit Architecture Using Computer Modeling.   The semi-subterranean whalebone house is one of the most distinctive features of Thule Inuit culture in the Canadian Arctic, ca AD 1000-1600. Whalebone served as an important raw material in arctic regions where driftwood was either absent or in short supply. Archaeologists have long suspected that that the roof frames of whalebone built by Thule peoples were designed to balance two tendencies: the need to construct stable structures, and the desire to communicate important symbolic information to their occupants. In this paper, we look for examples of non-utilitarian uses of whalebone using computer reconstructions of two Thule semisubterranean houses recorded on Bathurst Island, Nunavut. We evaluate the premise that comparative structural analysis can be used to differentiate structural from ceremonial uses of whalebone in Thule house design.

Research Teaching and Virtual Worlds Virtual Testing Education Public access and virtual worlds Conclusions In conclusion, we have been able to demonstrate that it is possible to construct virtual models of traditional Inuit architecture, using archaeological, ethnohistoric and ethnographic data. Furthermore, these models can serve as valuable visualization tools for both education and research. The process of constructing the virtual Mackenzie Delta winter house reveals that the architecture of small scale societies can be quite complex; especially in environments like the Canadian arctic, where access to building materials is somewhat limited. Our next project will be to construct a virtual model of a Thule Inuit whale bone house, using detailed architectural data collected by Dawson (2001). Both of these models will provide educators with a new method of communicating archaeological data to Inuit communities across the north. In addition, they may also provide archaeologists with a powerful tool for examining patterning in artifact distributions, and exploring the sensual aspects of traditional Inuit architecture. Deblicquy Site #4

Conclusions In conclusion, we have been able to demonstrate that it is possible to construct virtual models of traditional Inuit architecture, using archaeological, ethnohistoric and ethnographic data. Furthermore, these models can serve as valuable visualization tools for both education and research. The process of constructing the virtual Mackenzie Delta winter house reveals that the architecture of small scale societies can be quite complex; especially in environments like the Canadian arctic, where access to building materials is somewhat limited. Our next project will be to construct a virtual model of a Thule Inuit whale bone house, using detailed architectural data collected by Dawson (2001). Both of these models will provide educators with a new method of communicating archaeological data to Inuit communities across the north. In addition, they may also provide archaeologists with a powerful tool for examining patterning in artifact distributions, and exploring the sensual aspects of traditional Inuit architecture.

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Lighting Characteristics Lighting Studies This study demonstrates the need to understand the sensory ecology of past landscapes and buildings, and the different ratios of sensation that agents may have acquired by interacting with these environments. Simulating The Behavior Of Light Inside Arctic Dwellings: Implications for Assessing The Role of Visual Perception in Task Performance. World Archaeology 2006 Lighting Characteristics House 8 Deflection Deflection

Sport Technology Training, Coaching and VR Evaluation of virtual environments as practice environments Bobsled, Luge, Skeleton Memorizing the track Development of tools for coaches Practice environment for coaches and athletes Role of multiple viewpoints in training Experimentation with distributed environments Practice prior to an event The subjects selected for this experiment were volunteers attending the “The Olympic Oval Finale” held at the Calgary Olympic Oval, March 23-24, 2002. https://webdisk.ucalgary.ca/~rmlevy/public_html/Luge/Luge.htm

Current Research Test Model for calibrating the physics of the luge and bobsled simulation Real World Testing Environment: Simulation of a practice bobsled on the Ice House Track, Canadian Olympic Park, Calgary The subjects selected for this experiment were volunteers attending the “The Olympic Oval Finale” held at the Calgary Olympic Oval, March 23-24, 2002.

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