Cybernetics Approach to Virtual Emotional Spaces - An electrodermal activity actuated adaptive space

Abstract

In contrast to reductionist investigating of interrelation between emotion and architecture, we have proposed a new concept for creating an adaptive architecture system that employs biosensors and virtual reality (VR). We have generated a dynamic audio-visual Virtual Environment (VE) that has the potential of manipulating the emotional arousal level of the users measured via electrodermal activity (EDA) of skin. Much like the second-order cybernetics system, our simulations have actuators, sensors, and an adaptation mechanism, whereby participant's real-time biofeedback is interpreted and loops back into the simulation to moderate the user experience. The results of our preliminary test show that our system is capable of manipulating the emotional arousal level of the participants by using its dynamic VE.

Perceived Sensations in Architectural Spaces through Immersive Virtual Reality

“…A comparative study between the perception of real spaces (digitally fabricated) and the perception of the same space in IVR will be proposed as a future research line, using portable devices capable of capturing brain waves that give us a complementary approximation of the perceived sensations to be contrasted with those expressed in questionnaires and thus provide guidelines and practical criteria for architects and designers to incorporate emotions in their designs (Maghool et al, 2020). This work involves an incipient line of research and development work.…”