Designing virtual spaces for optimal wayfinding
Wayfinding refers to process of locating a destination through information in the environment. Space planning is a process that analyses functional requirements, spatial relationships, and design constraints to optimize the layout of a space. Space syntax is made up of two measurable terms: visibili...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-1775262024-06-01T16:52:42Z Designing virtual spaces for optimal wayfinding Danial Hafiz Bin Muhammed Nafis Chen Chun-Hsien School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering MCHchen@ntu.edu.sg Engineering Wayfinding Space Wayfinding refers to process of locating a destination through information in the environment. Space planning is a process that analyses functional requirements, spatial relationships, and design constraints to optimize the layout of a space. Space syntax is made up of two measurable terms: visibility and integration. This research aims to understand the correlation between space syntax (visibility and integration) and wayfinding, and whether stress levels play a pivotal role in one's general wayfinding capabilities. A series of experiments were conducted using the concepts of space planning, to investigate the relationship between the space syntax score and the speed of navigating a space, as well as to investigate the effect of stress on wayfinding. The results show that, to a convincing extent, space syntax scores are a key indicator of whether a space is designed for good wayfinding. With better spaces, namely integration and visibility, participants were able to navigate spaces in a shorter period. Additionally, stress affects an individual’s wayfinding capabilities and similarly, making poor navigational decisions increases stress levels. Bachelor's degree 2024-05-29T06:09:37Z 2024-05-29T06:09:37Z 2024 Final Year Project (FYP) Danial Hafiz Bin Muhammed Nafis (2024). Designing virtual spaces for optimal wayfinding. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177526 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/177526 en A009 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
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Wayfinding refers to process of locating a destination through information in the environment. Space planning is a process that analyses functional requirements, spatial relationships, and design constraints to optimize the layout of a space. Space syntax is made up of two measurable terms: visibility and integration. This research aims to understand the correlation between space syntax (visibility and integration) and wayfinding, and whether stress levels play a pivotal role in one's general wayfinding capabilities.
A series of experiments were conducted using the concepts of space planning, to investigate the relationship between the space syntax score and the speed of navigating a space, as well as to investigate the effect of stress on wayfinding. The results show that, to a convincing extent, space syntax scores are a key indicator of whether a space is designed for good wayfinding. With better spaces, namely integration and visibility, participants were able to navigate spaces in a shorter period. Additionally, stress affects an individual’s wayfinding capabilities and similarly, making poor navigational decisions increases stress levels. |
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