Who takes part in virtual reality studies? An analysis of lighting research

Virtual reality (VR) has become an important resource in light research and an ultimate tool for participatory approaches in sustainable urban planning. This article reviews the research design of VR light research focusing on the profile of participants. A search for peer-reviewed articles using a...

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Main Authors: Vania Ceccato, Chloé Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Sustainable Futures
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188823000308
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description Virtual reality (VR) has become an important resource in light research and an ultimate tool for participatory approaches in sustainable urban planning. This article reviews the research design of VR light research focusing on the profile of participants. A search for peer-reviewed articles using a systematic literature review in Scopus (2000–2023) resulted in 56 articles that show that a quarter of the studies integrate the participants’ characteristics into the results but the nature of the samples may put into doubt the external validity of the results. The article discusses the implications of these findings for research and practice.
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spelling doaj.art-edec3d3748564553bd5a05b22cbbdca22023-11-11T04:28:37ZengElsevierSustainable Futures2666-18882023-12-016100134Who takes part in virtual reality studies? An analysis of lighting researchVania Ceccato0Chloé Martin1UCS – Urban and Community Safety Research Group, Department of urban planning and environment, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden; Corresponding author.School of Civil, Environmental and Urban Engineering, University of Lyon, FranceVirtual reality (VR) has become an important resource in light research and an ultimate tool for participatory approaches in sustainable urban planning. This article reviews the research design of VR light research focusing on the profile of participants. A search for peer-reviewed articles using a systematic literature review in Scopus (2000–2023) resulted in 56 articles that show that a quarter of the studies integrate the participants’ characteristics into the results but the nature of the samples may put into doubt the external validity of the results. The article discusses the implications of these findings for research and practice.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666188823000308IlluminationVRUsers’ profileSample sizeExternal validity
spellingShingle Vania Ceccato
Chloé Martin
Who takes part in virtual reality studies? An analysis of lighting research
Sustainable Futures
Illumination
VR
Users’ profile
Sample size
External validity
title Who takes part in virtual reality studies? An analysis of lighting research
title_full Who takes part in virtual reality studies? An analysis of lighting research
title_fullStr Who takes part in virtual reality studies? An analysis of lighting research
title_full_unstemmed Who takes part in virtual reality studies? An analysis of lighting research
title_short Who takes part in virtual reality studies? An analysis of lighting research
title_sort who takes part in virtual reality studies an analysis of lighting research
topic Illumination
VR
Users’ profile
Sample size
External validity
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