Immersive virtual environments as a tool for exploring perceptional space. (18th December 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Holth, James; Schnabel, Marc Aurel
• Is Part Of: International journal of parallel, emergent and distributed systems. Volume 32(2017)Supplement 1
• Page Start: S155
• Page End: S162
• Publication Date: 2017-12-18
• Subjects: Density -- gamification -- immersive virtual environments -- perceptional space; Parallel computers -- Periodicals; Electronic data processing -- Distributed processing -- Periodicals; Computer algorithms -- Periodicals; 004.35
• DOI: 10.1080/17445760.2017.1390090
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1744-5760

Abstract

Abstract: Digital methodologies evolve as quickly as the technologies that sustain them. Virtual reality (VR) environments are experiencing a shift from technology still in development, to a fully-fledged digital instrument with VR consumer products accessible to and usable by the general public. This paper explores the parallelism of architecture and psychology by assessing their combined impact on a user's perception of spatial qualities in an Immersive Virtual Environment (IVE). A framework for assessing the effects of densified office space is proposed. This paper concludes with a discussion on the impact of IVEs on human perception, and how this will help architectural and non-architectural disciplines gain an understanding of 'perceptional space'. Abstract : Screenshot of a low density (top), medium density (middle) and high density (bottom) node count.