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Virtual
environment presentations: Perception and appraisal
Bernd ROHRMANN (University
of Melbourne)
The
project's aim is to investigate perceptions
and appraisals of "virtual
environment presentations" (VEP's). Various computer-based
simulations as well as photographies of the actual environment as
reality
reference will be used to critically test the 'presentation validity'
of VEP's
and to identify how different simulation modes affect how viewers
respond to
environmental images.
The results shall elucidate the relevance
of presentation features (e.g., accuracy, colour use, oddness) and
augment
further VEP research and application.
= Status =
This
project continues the previous projects
VEV "Virtual environments and human
perception: Experiments in validity and ASM
"Appraisal
of a simulated Melbourne University walk". It is part of an on-going collaboration with Prof. Ian
Bishop from
the Center for Geographic Information Systems & Modeling at the
University
of Melbourne.
In 2008-9, experiments will be conducted at
Utrecht University (Netherlands), together with Dr Lex Toet & Drs
Joske
Houtkamp. Subsequently extensions shall be run in Rohrmann's
Environmental
Psychology Lab.
Currently
the following is underway:
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VEP
types:
[A] Standard VEP, based on images from
Study ASM (designed by Ian Bishop's team).
[B] Special VEP's, including: Presentation
in low detail-level,
in sketch/drawing mode, in imitated painting style, in glas-mosaic
design, in 'twisted-colour'' appearance (these were created
in collaboration
with R. Helmholtz, Oktogon, Germany). Each
series uses
8 images, all in colour and in black&white presentation.
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Reality
mode:
A series of photographs [P] (made by B.
Rohrmann) is available, as well as a video-recording.
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Reference
for VEP's in experiments:
Series [P] to be used as comparison for series
[A]; series [A] to be used as reference for [B].
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Data
collection:
In several experiments sets of VEP's and
reference images will be shown, to be described and assessed via a
standardized
questionnaire.
= Timing =
Several planning sessions were held since August 2007 and tests run in April 2008; the main experiments will be conducted in Utrecht from October 2008 onwards and possibly in Melbourne in 2009.
= Contact address =
Associated Professor Bernd ROHRMANN
Dept. of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010,
AUSTRALIA
Phone +61 3 83446349 Fax
93476618 E-Mail rohrmann@unimelb.edu.au
WebSite http://www.rohrmannresearch.net
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