A virtual reality investigation of the impact of wallpaper pattern scale on qualitative spaciousness judgments and action-based measures of room size perception

Governess Simpson; Ariadne Sinnis-Bourozikas; Megan Zhao; Sahar Aseeri; Victoria Interrante

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A virtual reality investigation of the impact of wallpaper pattern scale on qualitative spaciousness judgments and action-based measures of room size perception

Governess Simpson, Ariadne Sinnis-Bourozikas, Megan Zhao, Sahar Aseeri, Victoria Interrante

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Abstract

Visual design elements influence the spaciousness of a room. Although wallpaper and stencil patterns are widely used in interior design, there is a lack of research on how these surface treatments affect people’s perception of the space. We examined whether the dominant scale of a wallpaper pattern (i) impacts subjective spaciousness judgments, or (ii) alters action-based measures of a room’s size. We found that both were true: participants reported lower subjective ratings of spaciousness in rooms covered with bolder (larger scale) texture patterns, and they also judged these rooms to be smaller than equivalently-sized rooms covered with finer-scaled patterns in action-based estimates of their egocentric distance from the opposing wall of the room. This research reinforces the utility of VR as a supporting technology for architecture and design, as the information we gathered from these experiments can help designers and consumers make better informed decisions about interior surface treatments.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - 15th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2018, Proceedings
Editors	Hirokazu kato, Sue Cobb, Victoria Interrante, Didier Stricker, Patrick Bourdot
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	161-176
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Print)	9783030017897
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01790-3_10
State	Published - 2018
Event	15th International Conference on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, EuroVR 2018 - London, United Kingdom Duration: Oct 22 2018 → Oct 23 2018

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	11162 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

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Other	15th International Conference on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, EuroVR 2018
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	10/22/18 → 10/23/18

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Funding Information:
Acknowledgments. This work was supported by the National Science Foundation through grants CHS: Small: Transforming the Architectural Design Review Process through Collaborative Embodiment in HMD-based Immersive Virtual Environments (1526693), by REU Site: Computational Methods for Discovery Driven by Big Data (1757916), by the Computing Research Association’s Committee on the Status of Women in Research (CRA-W) through its Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) program, by Carleton College’s Summer Internship Funding, and by the Linda and Ted Johnson Digital Design Consortium Endowment.

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Keywords

Egocentric distance judgments
Interior design
Spaciousness perception
Virtual environments
Wallpaper patterns

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Simpson, G., Sinnis-Bourozikas, A., Zhao, M., Aseeri, S., & Interrante, V. (2018). A virtual reality investigation of the impact of wallpaper pattern scale on qualitative spaciousness judgments and action-based measures of room size perception. In H. kato, S. Cobb, V. Interrante, D. Stricker, & P. Bourdot (Eds.), Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - 15th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2018, Proceedings (pp. 161-176). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11162 LNCS). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01790-3_10

A virtual reality investigation of the impact of wallpaper pattern scale on qualitative spaciousness judgments and action-based measures of room size perception. / Simpson, Governess; Sinnis-Bourozikas, Ariadne; Zhao, Megan et al.
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - 15th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2018, Proceedings. ed. / Hirokazu kato; Sue Cobb; Victoria Interrante; Didier Stricker; Patrick Bourdot. Springer Verlag, 2018. p. 161-176 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 11162 LNCS).

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Simpson, G, Sinnis-Bourozikas, A, Zhao, M, Aseeri, S & Interrante, V 2018, A virtual reality investigation of the impact of wallpaper pattern scale on qualitative spaciousness judgments and action-based measures of room size perception. in H kato, S Cobb, V Interrante, D Stricker & P Bourdot (eds), Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - 15th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2018, Proceedings. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 11162 LNCS, Springer Verlag, pp. 161-176, 15th International Conference on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality, EuroVR 2018, London, United Kingdom, 10/22/18. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01790-3_10

Simpson G, Sinnis-Bourozikas A, Zhao M, Aseeri S, Interrante V. A virtual reality investigation of the impact of wallpaper pattern scale on qualitative spaciousness judgments and action-based measures of room size perception. In kato H, Cobb S, Interrante V, Stricker D, Bourdot P, editors, Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - 15th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2018, Proceedings. Springer Verlag. 2018. p. 161-176. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-01790-3_10

Simpson, Governess ; Sinnis-Bourozikas, Ariadne ; Zhao, Megan et al. / A virtual reality investigation of the impact of wallpaper pattern scale on qualitative spaciousness judgments and action-based measures of room size perception. Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality - 15th EuroVR International Conference, EuroVR 2018, Proceedings. editor / Hirokazu kato ; Sue Cobb ; Victoria Interrante ; Didier Stricker ; Patrick Bourdot. Springer Verlag, 2018. pp. 161-176 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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