The Perception of Room Size

Sadalla, Edward K.; Oxley, Diana

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“…This mis-estimation of length might well be a result of the rectangularity of Room S, especially because participants were positioned near the end of the room. Rectangularity produces substantial illusion, as more rectangular rooms consistently are estimated as larger than less rectangular rooms of equal size [Sadalla and Oxley 1984]. We then could make a potential generalization of these results, i.e.…”

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Architectural Contextualization of Heritage Museum Artifacts Using Augmented Reality

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Elhanafi

Hameeuw

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Context is crucial for understanding meanings and values of heritage. Several heritage artifacts from recently destroyed monuments are exhibited in different museums around the world. As such contextualizing those isolated heritage artifacts enables museums to communicate architectural and spatial qualities of the original context to their visitors. With the rapid evolution of digital technologies, museums started to incorporate Augmented Reality (AR) to present and interpret their collections in more appealing and exciting ways. AR allows both an enrichment of heritage communication, and also encouragement of interactivity in museums. Through a field study in a real-world museum environment, we investigated how AR enhances the communication of the original context of an isolated artifact from the Nimrud palace in Iraq. We deployed a mixed-method evaluation methodology that led to an effective and engaging communication of the architectural context of that artifact, particularly perceiving and recalling architectural features and spatial dimensions. We conclude the paper with a set of discussion points about how AR positively affects visitors’ memorability of architectural qualities, and how it provokes their curiosity to explore more information. We highlight some considerations about AR visualization, such as how levels of embellishment direct user’s focus of attention, and which aspects should be considered when using AR abstract visualization to communicate heritage. We outline several design recommendations to overcome current AR usability issues in museums about intuition, freedom of movement, and age-related differences.

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Section: Contextualizing the Original Architecturementioning

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Architectural Contextualization of Heritage Museum Artifacts Using Augmented Reality

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Hameeuw

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“…Sadalla & Oxley (1984, p. 394) studied the “relationship between the shape and the perceived size of rectangular and square rooms.” “The results indicate a substantial illusion produced by rectangularity; more rectangular rooms consistently were estimated as larger than less rectangular rooms of equal size. This effect was independent of the viewing position of the observer”.…”

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Perceptual Matching of Room Acoustics for Auditory Augmented Reality in Small Rooms - Literature Review and Theoretical Framework

2022

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For the realization of auditory augmented reality (AAR), it is important that the room acoustical properties of the virtual elements are perceived in agreement with the acoustics of the actual environment. This perceptual matching of room acoustics is the subject reviewed in this paper. Realizations of AAR that fulfill the listeners’ expectations were achieved based on pre-characterization of the room acoustics, for example, by measuring acoustic impulse responses or creating detailed room models for acoustic simulations. For future applications, the goal is to realize an online adaptation in (close to) real-time. Perfect physical matching is hard to achieve with these practical constraints. For this reason, an understanding of the essential psychoacoustic cues is of interest and will help to explore options for simplifications. This paper reviews a broad selection of previous studies and derives a theoretical framework to examine possibilities for psychoacoustical optimization of room acoustical matching.

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“…Sin embargo, los atributos percibidos pueden variar respecto a las mediciones físicas del lugar. Por lo tanto, y en relación con la espaciosidad, las mediciones de la longitud, anchura y altura de un espacio pueden no reflejar su espaciosidad percibida, que puede depender más de la longitud que de la anchura o altura, y que puede estar relacionada con otros atributos (Sadalla & Oxley, 1984;Stamps, 2010Stamps, , 2011Yildirim et al, 2015) o mostrar variaciones culturales (Evans et al, 2000). El presente estudio manipula las propiedades físicas de espacios interiores que podrían ser susceptibles de afectar a su espaciosidad percibida, y comprobamos si, como anticipamos, las manipulaciones tenían efecto sobre la espaciosidad percibida.…”

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“…However, perceived attributes may differ from physical measures of them. Thus, for spaciousness, physical measures of a space’s length, width and height might miss its perceived spaciousness, which may depend more on length than width or height and may relate to other attributes (Sadalla & Oxley, 1984; Stamps, 2010, 2011; Yildirim et al, 2015) or vary with culture (Evans et al, 2000). The present research manipulated physical properties of interior spaces that would likely affect their perceived spaciousness and tested to see if the manipulations affected perceived spaciousness as postulated.…”

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Dynamic experience of spaciousness, surprise and preference through indoor spaces (Experiencia dinámica de espaciosidad, sorpresa y preferencia en espacios interiores)

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2022

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In theory, preference should increase with spaciousness and moderate surprise, levelling off or decreasing for high surprise. To test this we created three simulated indoor spaces -SMALL (smallest size, dimmest light, smallest window), MEDIUM (medium size, light and window size) and LARGE (largest size, brightest light, largest windows) -and virtual reality walks through each possible pair of spaces. Three groups of 30 students (46 men, 44 women) rated either spaciousness, surprise or preference. Manipulation checks confirmed postulated effects of SMALL, MEDIUM and LARGE on judged spaciousness and of the size of the discrepancy between each pair of spaces on judged surprise. For preference, participants rated a space as more preferred if preceded by a smaller space and less preferred if preceded by a larger one. Preference also increased from low to moderate surprise but decreased slightly for high surprise. Research could consider adult responses to real spaces. Designers would do well to consider dynamic experience. RESUMENEn teoría, la preferencia debería aumentar con la espaciosidad y un nivel de sorpresa moderado, estabilizándose o disminuyendo ante un nivel alto de sorpresa. Para comprobar si esto es así, creamos tres espacios interiores simulados: PEQUEÑO (el de menor tamaño, iluminación más tenue, ventana más pequeña), MEDIANO (tamaño medio, iluminación moderada, ventana de tamaño medio) y GRANDE (mayor tamaño, iluminación intensa, ventanas grandes); y paseos en realidad virtual por cada par posible de espacios. Tres grupos de 30 estudiantes (46 hombres, 44 mujeres) puntuaron la espaciosidad, la sorpresa, o la preferencia. Al comprobar el impacto de la manipulación del espacio, se confirmaron los efectos propuestos de PEQUEÑO, MEDIANO y GRANDE sobre la espaciosidad percibida, y el tamaño de la discrepancia entre cada par de espacios sobre la sorpresa estimada. Para la preferencia, los participantes puntuaron un espacio como preferido si venía precedido de un espacio menor, y menos preferido si venía precedido de un espacio mayor. La preferencia ARTICLE HISTORY

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The Perception of Room Size

Cited by 40 publications

References 6 publications

Architectural Contextualization of Heritage Museum Artifacts Using Augmented Reality

Architectural Contextualization of Heritage Museum Artifacts Using Augmented Reality

Perceptual Matching of Room Acoustics for Auditory Augmented Reality in Small Rooms - Literature Review and Theoretical Framework

Dynamic experience of spaciousness, surprise and preference through indoor spaces (Experiencia dinámica de espaciosidad, sorpresa y preferencia en espacios interiores)

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