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Easy 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 Difficult
Total guess 1 2 3 4 5 5 6 7 8 9 10 Highly condident (within 1 foot)
1. Room "A" 2. Room "G" 4. Room "D" 6. Room "C"
Width :__________ Width :___________ Width :_____________
Length :__________ Length :__________ Length :____________
Height :__________ Height :__________ Height :____________
Difficulty :___________ Difficulty :__________ Difficulty :__________
Confidence (1-10) :____ Confidence :________ Confidence :_________
3. Deg. to "A" : 5. Deg. to "F" : 6. Deg. "E" :
1st pt :____________ 1st pt :___________ 1st pt :_______
2nd pt :___________ 2nd pt :__________ 2nd pt :________
Ft. to normal :_______ Ft. to normal :_____ Ft. to normal :___
Difficulty :__________ Difficulty :_________ Difficulty :______
Confidence (1-10) :__ Confidence :______ Confidence :___
# Walls times :
# Lost times :
Comments :
As you enter the site, you will be asked to formulate your "first impressions" of the volumes. Your answers will be recorded with the aid of a small microphone. You may qualify your impressions and add to them as you proceed, until you have visited the entire place. You may talk about any aspect you wish.
An observer will prompt you with the following questions:
What are your first impression of the volumes?
What does it remind you of?
How does it feel; is it pleasant or unpleasant?
Part B - Recall of Relative Spatial Dimensions
After having completed your visit, you will be asked to draw a map of the space as you remember it. Follow the instructions below.
Example of map.
1- Use the next page to draw a map of the place you visited (example above). The precision of your map is not important. It is a memory guide to help you answer questions later on in the study. Do not spend too much time on this task.
2- Use your plan to draw a line showing the path of your visit through the spaces. Place little arrows on the line to indicate the direction of movement (see diagram below).
2- Example of path. The path of visit is a thin curved line with arrows indicating direction of visit.
Plan view of the space
(A square was provided here for the sketch of the museum)
3. If "Volume" is the total area of a space as defined by its length, width and heigth, then rate each space from the smallest volume to the largest one. Attribute a 1 to the smallest, a 2 to the next largest and so on. If two spaces are the same size in volume, give each one the same value. Label those volumes directly on your plan.
4. Are there any spaces which were easier to "size-up" than others (label them "EASY" on the plan)? If so, explain why? (explain briefly)
5. Label the plan above with the letter "A" for the space which was most pleasant.
Why was it the most pleasant space? (explain briefly)
6. Label the plan above with the letter "F" for the space which was least pleasant.
Why was it the least pleasant space? (explain briefly)
Part C - Description of Volume
The following questions are presented as a set of opposite adjectives and are meant to capture your perception of largest room indicated during the tour. Simply circle the number on the 1 to 7 scale which best qualifies how you perceived that space. If you feel the type of tour you took gave you insufficient information to answer a particular question, circle the option "Can't say".
Ex. The space was ...
Run down 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 New Can't say
1. The space was ...
Cheerful 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gloomy Can't say
2. The space was ...
Comfortable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Uncomfortable Can't say
3. The space was ...
Complex 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Simple Can't say
4. The space was ...
Large 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Small Can't say
5. The space was ...
Private 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Public Can't say
6. The space was ...
Impressive 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Unimpressive Can't say
7. The space was ...
Inviting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Repelling Can't say
8. The space was ...
Light 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dark Can't say
9. The space was ...
Natural 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Artificial Can't say
10. The space was ...
Pleasant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Unpleasant Can't say
11. The space was ...
Roomy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Cramped Can't say
12. The space was ...
Threatening 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Unthreatening Can't say
13. The space was ...
Well scaled 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Poorly scaled Can't say
Part D - Description of Experience
1. How did you feel about your sense of orientation in the space?
Well oriented 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Not at all
well oriented
2. How frequently did you feel disoriented or confused about where you were in the space.
Never 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Often
If yes, please rate your feelings...
Not the least worried 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Very worried
3. [ Question 3 - 5 are for simulation viewers only]
During the walk through of the model, where would you say your mind was?
(Scratch a mark on the line which represents the portion of time your mind was in the Laboratory versus the time your mind was in the model).
Always in Lab Half in Lab and half in model Always in Model
4. While you were exploring the spaces, would you say that you
Forgot entirely Never forgot
that you were 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 that you were
in the laboratory in the laboratory.
5. While you were exploring the spaces, would you say that you
Completely Forgot that
aware that this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 this was
was a simulation a simulation
Part E - Evaluation of the Presentation Method [ This portion is for simulation viewers only]
In the earlier parts of this questionnaire, we were interested in how you perceived the volumes. Now we would like to get your reactions to the presentation method you experienced (monitor, eyephones fixed, eyephones tracked).
I. General Reactions
A. Please list up to three things which most annoyed you about the presentation and that interfered with your ability to size up volumes of the model.
1.
2.
3.
B. Please list up to three things which would make your perception of the volumes of the real place differ from your perception of the volumes when viewing the model.
1.
2.
3.
II. Would the kind of method you experienced be a minimally adequate visual presentation for...
...deciding where to place furniture in the museum
Not acceptable Completely
for professional -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 adequate for
practice professional practice
...deciding where to place the art work
Not acceptable Completely
for professional -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 adequate for
practice professional practice
...getting a general understanding of the volumes and transitions
Not acceptable Completely
for professional -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 adequate for
practice professional practice
...forming an opinion at a public hearing
Not acceptable Completely
for professional -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 adequate for
practice professional practice
III. Please comment on the hardware.
Display: How did it help/inhibit you in your task of evaluating the volumes you visited?
Spaceball: How did it help/inhibit you in your task of evaluating the volumes you visited?
IV. Areas of Improvement.
As architects, we could use this technology to predict the feel of the volumes we create before they are built. But before we can do this, it is essential to measure exactly to what extent our sense of space in virtual reality models is predictive of how we will sense the real space. With this in mind, what most important improvements would you recommend to increase the fidelity of virtual spaces in predicting our perception of real volumes?
1. 2. 3.
Part F - Tell us a little about yourself
1. Profession/Occupation:
2. Age (circle one):
under 25 26-35 36-45 46-55 56-65 66-75 over 75
3. Gender (circle one):
Male Female
4. Have you ever been to the Henry Art Gallery (circle one)?
yes no {If you have not been there, circle "no" and skip to question 5.}
(Simulation viewers) Did you recognize that the model was of the Henry Art Gallery?
yes no
How many times have you visited the Henry Art Gallery (circle one)?
1 2-4 5 and over
How recent was your last visit (circle one)? Less than...
3 months ago 1 year ago 3 years ago 10 years ago over 10 years ago
How well would you say you remember the spaces in the Henry Art Gallery?
Vague memory 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Know it like the palm of my hand
5. What is your experience with recent video games (last couple of years)?
Never played 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Play every day
6. What is your experience with computer simulations (please list: C.A.D, Boeing Flight Simulator, etc...).
Simulation (list) Experience (circle one)
___________________ Fair Good Excellent
___________________ Fair Good Excellent
___________________ Fair Good Excellent
7. Could we contact you at a later date for follow up experiments?
yes no
This is the end of the study. Thank you very much for your participation. Please call back around october if you are interested in the results of the study, or wait until the completion of the thesis in December 9, at which point I will send them to you. Again, thank you for your interest in this study.