Connecting to Nature (08-23-23)
Calogiuri and teammates evaluated the psychological effects of experiencing immersive virtual nature (IVN).
Calogiuri and teammates evaluated the psychological effects of experiencing immersive virtual nature (IVN).
Chang and colleagues determined that our orientation to natural spaces is, at least to some extent, inherited from family members.
Xu and Ding studied how experiencing nature in some way influences how people respond to the need to wait to receive something that is currently unavailable.
Techawachirakul and colleagues probed how sound can be used in branding; it is possible that their findings can also be applied more broadly.
Zhang and colleagues’ research confirms that humans communicate on multiple “channels” simultaneously, some of which are challenging to replicate in virtual situations.
Not all real or imagined interactions with nature are positive.
Anyone doing workplace research will be interested in a study done by Roh, Hasan, Esomonu, Hendricks, Benden, and Aggarwal, published in PLoS ONE.
Research by Andersen, Byrne, and Wang confirms that what we see influences what we eat.
It won’t surprise Research Design Connections readers to learn that design influences people’s experiences drinking wine at wineries.
Neuroscientists have thoroughly studied how we respond to ornamentation. What researchers have learned is handy in practice because, whether you are a fan of ornamentation or not, how ornaments are designed, and if they are present at all, influences users’ thoughts and behaviors.