Nighttime Light Pollution
Scientists have developed a pioneering tool that can be used to predict and determine the intensity of light pollution.
Improve Mood/Increase Feelings of Wellbeing
Real and Virtual Environments
Viewing videos of spaces and experiencing environments via virtual reality can influence us, just as actually being in a space does.
Direct and Indirect Light in Offices (11-05-08)
Fostervold and Nersveen investigated the influences of varying the proportions of direct and indirect light in offices on worker experience.
Souvenirs are Good (11-04-08)
Nostalgia counteracts loneliness.
Nature and Mood (10-02-08)
Mayer and his colleagues investigated the psychological ramifications of exposure to nature (either through being in a natural setting or viewing nature videos) and their results are consistent with previous related research.
Highlights of the American Psychological Association Conference
The American Psychological Association held their 116th annual convention in Boston from August 14 to 17. Several of the papers presented related to place design.
Excluded People are Cold (8-22-08)
Apparently the phrase “cold and lonely” may have some basis in fact.
Looking to Regulate Mood (8-20-08)
Older and younger adults look at positively and negatively associated images at different times.
Managing Street Trees (8-19-08)
Prof Burney Fischer and graduate student Brian Steed of Indiana University have carefully considered how to encourage effective management of street trees (trees along municipal streets).
Lighting Open Plan Offices (7-03-09)
Perceptions of lighting quality in their open plan offices influence workers’ opinions about their work lives.
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