Architectonic Design Supported by Visual Environmental Simulation—A Comparison of Displays and Formats
Visual environmental simulations are fundamental in understanding the relationship between the built environment and psychological perception. The remarkable evolution of virtual immersion displays over recent years has provided a series of advantages to the architectural discipline, one of which is...
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| description | Visual environmental simulations are fundamental in understanding the relationship between the built environment and psychological perception. The remarkable evolution of virtual immersion displays over recent years has provided a series of advantages to the architectural discipline, one of which is that non-specialists now have the potential to better understand architectural spaces. This work aimed to analyse the adequacy of the main displays and formats currently used in environmental simulations. As the objective was twofold, two experimental studies were carried out (with a sample of 100 participants). The studies evaluated users’ responses to different environmental representations of two environments, using differential semantic scales to measure key underlying factors (utility, credibility, realism, accuracy, abstraction). The first study examined simulation displays: a PC, an HTC Vive Pro 2 head-mounted display, a PowerWall Screen and a CAVE. In the second, formats were analysed: normal image, 360° image, video and 360° video. The results of this work revealed that users perceived the space differently depending on the representation displays and formats used. Such comparisons of these new means of representing architectural spaces can be helpful to researchers, architects and urban planning professionals and might provoke debate in, and be extrapolated into, the design field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4365829c65b54e7797e9b2208f7abfa12024-01-29T13:49:18ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092024-01-0114121610.3390/buildings14010216Architectonic Design Supported by Visual Environmental Simulation—A Comparison of Displays and FormatsJuan Luis Higuera-Trujillo0Juan López-Tarruella Maldonado1Nuria Castilla2Carmen Llinares3Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y Diseño Industrial, Universidad de Cádiz, 11001 Cádiz, SpainInstituto Universitario de Investigación en Tecnología Centrada en el Ser Humano, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, SpainCentro de Investigación de Tecnología de la Edificación, Universitat Politècnica, 46022 València, SpainInstituto Universitario de Investigación en Tecnología Centrada en el Ser Humano, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 València, SpainVisual environmental simulations are fundamental in understanding the relationship between the built environment and psychological perception. The remarkable evolution of virtual immersion displays over recent years has provided a series of advantages to the architectural discipline, one of which is that non-specialists now have the potential to better understand architectural spaces. This work aimed to analyse the adequacy of the main displays and formats currently used in environmental simulations. As the objective was twofold, two experimental studies were carried out (with a sample of 100 participants). The studies evaluated users’ responses to different environmental representations of two environments, using differential semantic scales to measure key underlying factors (utility, credibility, realism, accuracy, abstraction). The first study examined simulation displays: a PC, an HTC Vive Pro 2 head-mounted display, a PowerWall Screen and a CAVE. In the second, formats were analysed: normal image, 360° image, video and 360° video. The results of this work revealed that users perceived the space differently depending on the representation displays and formats used. Such comparisons of these new means of representing architectural spaces can be helpful to researchers, architects and urban planning professionals and might provoke debate in, and be extrapolated into, the design field.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/14/1/216environmental simulationsvirtual realityarchitectural simulationdigital techniques |
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| title | Architectonic Design Supported by Visual Environmental Simulation—A Comparison of Displays and Formats |
| title_full | Architectonic Design Supported by Visual Environmental Simulation—A Comparison of Displays and Formats |
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