Understanding built environment exposure as a component of environmental enrichment
has significant implications for mental health, but little is known about the effects design …

Scientific studies have shown that non-conscious stimuli and representations influence
information processing during conscious experience. In the light of such evidence, questions …

Depth perception of objects can greatly affect a user's experience of an augmented reality
(AR) application. Many AR applications require depth matching of real and virtual objects …

Surprisingly little scientific research has been conducted on the effects of colour and
lightness on the perception of spaciousness. Practitioners and architects typically suggest …

Aerial perspective is an essential design principle for shaded relief that emphasizes high
elevation terrain using strong luminance contrast and low elevations with low contrast. Aerial …

Displaying three-dimensional content on a flat display is bound to reduce the impression of
depth, particularly for mobile video see-trough augmented reality. Several applications in …

The laws and principles which predict how perceptual qualities can be extracted from the
most elementary visual signals were discovered by the Gestalt psychologists (eg …

Poorly saturated colors are closer to a pure gray than strongly saturated ones and, therefore,
appear less “colorful.” Color saturation is effectively manipulated in the visual arts for …

The texture of an object's surface influences its perceived spatial extent. For example,
Hermann von Helmholtz reported that a square patch with black and white stripes appears …

Terrain mapping is not only dedicated to communicating how high or steep a landscape is
but can also help to indicate how we feel about a place. However, crafting effective and …