Human perception, virtual reality and the built environment

Angie Johnson; Emine Mine Thompson; R. C. Coventry

doi:10.1109/IV.2010.88

Human perception, virtual reality and the built environment

Angie Johnson, Emine Mine Thompson, R. C. Coventry

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Abstract

Recent research indicates that Virtual Reality (VR) as a communication tool to convey design intent and construction methodologies in the built environment sector has been utilized to varied degrees. Currently, the effectiveness of VR has been demonstrated from conception to the final stages of projects in many fields, yet its potential within the Built Environment has still to realised, despite a variety of successful demonstrations. There is concern that the current utilisation of VR compromises its full potential, unsurprisingly, as environmental representations focus predominantly on the visual modality, regardless of the multi sensory nature of the spatial experience. In addition, there is a distinct paucity of research exploring the complex interaction of environmental design and the user, such as the role of attention or conceptual interpretation. This paper aims to identify the issues concerning the utilization of VR models to aid communication for the Built Environment with specific reference to human perception issues.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of 14th International Conference Information Visualisation (IV)
Place of Publication	Piscataway, NJ
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	604-609
Number of pages	614
ISBN (Print)	978-1424478460
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IV.2010.88
Publication status	Published - 13 Sept 2010
Event	BuiltViz'10: 4th International Conference on Built Environment Visualisation - London, UK Duration: 13 Sept 2010 → … http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/BuiltViz10/

Conference

Conference	BuiltViz'10: 4th International Conference on Built Environment Visualisation
Period	13/09/10 → …
Internet address	http://www.graphicslink.co.uk/BuiltViz10/

Keywords

built environment sector
environmental design
human perception
visual modality

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