Using virtual reality in quantifying the relation between colour temperature of public lighting and perceived personal safety / Wojciech F. Maciejewski // W: Colour Culture Science [Dokument elektroniczny] ... więcej

Using virtual reality in quantifying the relation between colour temperature of public lighting and perceived personal safety / Wojciech F. Maciejewski // W: Colour Culture Science [Dokument elektroniczny] / ed. by Maria Godyń, Bożena Groborz, Agata Kwiatkowska-Lubańska ; Faculty of Industrial Design. Colour and Space Department. – Kraków : Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Faculty of Industrial Design, 2018. – S. 181-186 : il. (w tym kolor.). – Tryb dostępu: http://colourday.pl/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ccs2018.pdf. – Bibliogr. 13 poz., Abstr. – ISBN 978-83-948545-3-9 (pdf)

Relation between light and sense of security is intuitive but quantifying this relation is a challenging research problem. The main challenge is to create an environment that allows controlling the lighting ... więcej

Relation between light and sense of security is intuitive but quantifying this relation is a challenging research problem. The main challenge is to create an environment that allows controlling the lighting parameters (i.e. intensity, luminance, colour temperature, lighting fixture arrangement) and grants independence from the other factors (i.e. weather, traffic, natural light). In order to solve this problem, I suggest utilizing virtual reality technology in research and experiments. The virtual reality enables creating interactive environments. These environments can reflect the real-world physics and simulate the physical presence of the participant. In this paper I present the process of developing this type of environment in order to analyse the impact of colour temperature on perceived personal safety. I describe the specific stages of implementation including: cataloguing of a public space, third model development and experiment procedure. The primary goal is to test whether virtual reality technology can be used in research on relations between electric lighting and perceived personal safety. The developed method allows quantification of the relation between lighting parameters and perceived personal safety security. This may contribute in better understanding of this relationship and lead to a rise in standards and guidelines for lighting designs. What is more, the method might be useful in research on the influence of artificial lighting on human perception (i.e. spatial orientation, obstacle avoidance) as well as other studies in the field of architecture and urban planning.