When Does Context Matter? (07-21-09)
We sometimes assess objects based on the other objects around them, and sometimes we don’t.
We sometimes assess objects based on the other objects around them, and sometimes we don’t.
For years psychologists have realized that people’s heart beats and breathing rate quickly synchronize to the sounds that they hear around them.
In the May issue of Healthcare Design, Philips Healthcare reports on the activities of its Ambient Experience team.
Researchers from Michigan State University have more good news about green buildings.
Researchers at the University of Toronto are studying the influence of the ambient environments in maternity labor rooms on the birthing experience.
Fred Dust and Patrice Martin, both of IDEO, have learned a lot about the design of effective workspaces through their observational research at hotels.
When people shift their gaze in a particular direction, their perception of time is altered – a fact that can be usefully applied by designers creating spaces such as retail cash wraps where people will likely need to wait for service.
Music and other sounds present have a significant influence on how humans experience a space.
When we use a tool, even for a short period of time, it distorts the way we think about the size of our body, causing us to perceive that our body is bigger than it actually is.
Directions Research, Inc., in conjunction with Adobe, collected data from a random sample of 2000 white collar workers living in the United States to learn more about how they work now.