Abstract
Using a virtual 3D model of a shopping center, this study explored whether greater visibility provided by transparent walls in the building model, along with the presence of global and local landmarks, facilitated indoors way finding. Participants observed video clips of a virtual walkthrough either in a building with transparent or opaque walls, responded to way finding questions, and their eye movements were tracked while watching the video. Findings showed no significant difference between participants in the transparent and opaque building in answering way finding questions. Eye movements showed significantly longer eye fixations for participants in the transparent building compared to participants in the opaque building, in addition to longer fixations on global land marks compared to local landmarks. Taken together, the findings imply that the greater visibility through the transparent walls may have offered false way finding affordance, rather than facilitate way finding decisions.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 716-720 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 2022 |
| Event | 66th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2022 - Atlanta, United States Duration: 10 Oct 2022 → 14 Oct 2022 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Human Factors and Ergonomics