Virtual reality is used to study how people perceive changes in the landscape. (Image: Ralph Sonderegger, PLUS, ETH Zürich, 2018)
Virtual reality is used to study how people perceive changes in the landscape. (Image: Ralph Sonderegger, PLUS, ETH Zürich, 2018) - A cultural landscape reflects the combined activity of nature and humans. Where has the equilibrium of this union been lost? And how can we restore the balance? Putting on the VR headset, Maya finds herself immersed in a landscape where a dozen wind turbines are busy generating electricity. Whenever she moves, this immediately triggers sounds linked to the virtual image. The noise of the rotors fills Maya's ears as clearly as if she were actually there. Meanwhile, sensors attached to her body measure her heart rate and skin conductance to record her physiological response. "We use the Audio Visual Lab to investigate how people perceive changes to the landscape," says Adrienne Grêt-Regamey, a professor at the Chair of Planning Landscape and Urban Systems (PLUS).
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