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Ambient displays: influencing movement patterns

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Ambient displays are gradually augmenting the principal static elements of architecture, such as walls, transforming space into a dynamic and ever-changing environment. Does the addition of such digital elements influence people's perception and understanding of space around them? If so, do ambient displays lead to behavioral changes like people's movement in such environments? In this particular study, a series of experiments were conducted to investigate public interior spaces with embedded ambient displays. The findings are then presented showing how the presence of an ambient display through its visual depth affects and changes movement patterns. This study discusses the ability of an ambient display to refine navigation paths and suggests that its visual depth can enhance its effectiveness.

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    CHI EA '11: CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
    May 2011
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    ISBN:9781450302685
    DOI:10.1145/1979742

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    1. ambient displays
    2. built environment
    3. human navigation
    4. visual perception

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