Assessment of AEC Students’ Performance Using BIM-into-VR

Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Virtual reality (VR) have attracted growing attention within the architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) industry in recent years. Integration of BIM VR technology can develop workflow efficiency through enhanced common understanding prepare students architecture engineering programs to become leaders AEC industry. However, current shortage professionals trained is still a barrier collaborative working practice this This paper reviews previous work on BIM, VR, BIM-into-VR education/training bridge gap. It also presents an advanced framework clarify creating using model into integrated definition function (IDEF0) model. The authors further evaluated applications literature real-life by surveying students’ learning performance terms eight characteristics relevant environment two projects, one involving “NASA Mars Habitat Project” other “Norris Center at Northwestern University. results confirmed that usability improving main characteristics: Learnability, Interoperability, Visualization, Real-world, Interaction, Creativity, Motivation, Comfort. study addresses advantages programs. offers suggestions educators implementing different courses roadmap for their future as