From Presentation Tool to Pedagogical Medium: A Critical Review of Augmented Reality in Design Education

With the background of digital transformation and the rapid development of information technology, emerging technologies have created new opportunities for innovation in educational fields (Alvarez-Marin & Velazquez-Iturbide, 2021). Among these technologies, augmented reality (AR) has become an important research direction in the field of educational technology due to its ability to merge virtual information with real environments and its support for interactive learning experiences (Sáez-López et al., 2020; Theodoropoulos & Lepouras, 2021). Specifically, AR technology enables direct interaction with virtual objects in real situations by superimposing digital elements such as images, sounds, and texts in the user's natural field of view, thus enhancing perceptual understanding and experiential learning (Geroimenko, 2020; Kipper & Rampolla, 2012).