User’ evaluations of a virtual reality architectural model compared with the experience of the completed building
Journal article, 2006

It is important that the properties of a Virtual Reality (VR) model support its purpose in the specific context in which it is used. This study investigated how employees of a company experienced a VR model of their yet-to-be-built office building. We also compared the VR experience with the employees' experience of the completed building. The results showed that the employees felt that the VR model was a useful aid in the decision-making process concerning their future workplace. In addition, The Semantic Environment Description Scale was used to compare the experience of the VR model with the experience of the real building. The results suggest that the VR model gave a fairly accurate representation of the real building. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Author

Börje Westerdahl

Chalmers, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Kaj Suneson

Chalmers, Technology Management and Economics, Technology and Society

Claes Wernemyr

Chalmers, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering

Mattias Roupé

Chalmers, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mikael Johansson

Chalmers, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Carl Martin Allwood

Chalmers, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Automation in Construction

0926-5805 (ISSN)

Vol. 15 2 150-165

Subject Categories

Psychology

DOI

10.1016/j.autcon.2005.02.010

More information

Created

10/6/2017