The Ambience Questionnaire: An Exploratory Study of Ambience in Urban Places
Authors
Baruch, Mark Benjaminsen ; Cimino Amaddeo, Oriana
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2019
Abstract
This project explores how the perceived ambience of urban places can be understood and measured within interaction design and HCI. It starts from the lack of validated tools to capture subjective experience, in contrast to instruments that quantify physical conditions such as temperature or air quality. The aim is to develop the Ambience Questionnaire, a survey instrument to assess how people perceive a place’s ambience. Items are derived from literature in interaction design, environmental psychology, and architecture, and organized around three influences on the transition from physical to perceived environment: situatedness (place and culture), sociality (the presence of others), and experience (accumulated knowledge). Data are analyzed with Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) in SPSS through iterative rounds, using factor loadings to refine and select items. The thesis also describes participants and data collection and discusses applications, limitations, and future work. Specific results and the final factor structure are presented in the full thesis but are not detailed in this excerpt.
Denne opgave undersøger, hvordan den oplevede stemning (ambience) i byrum kan forstås og måles inden for interaktionsdesign og HCI. Udgangspunktet er, at der mangler et valideret værktøj til at indfange den subjektive oplevelse af et sted, i modsætning til de mange instrumenter, der kan måle fysiske forhold som temperatur og luftkvalitet. Formålet er at udvikle Ambience Questionnaire, et spørgeskema der kan belyse, hvordan mennesker opfatter et steds ambience. Spørgsmålene er afledt af litteratur fra interaktionsdesign, miljøpsykologi og arkitektur samt en begrebsliggørelse af tre påvirkningsfaktorer i overgangen fra fysisk til oplevet miljø: situatedness (sted og kultur), sociality (andre menneskers betydning) og experience (akkumuleret erfaring/viden). Data analyseres med eksplorativ faktoranalyse (EFA) i SPSS gennem iterative runder, hvor faktorbelastninger bruges til at forfine og udvælge items. Opgaven beskriver desuden deltagerne og dataindsamlingen samt diskuterer anvendelser, begrænsninger og fremtidigt arbejde. Konkrete resultater og den endelige faktorstruktur omtales i specialet, men er ikke detaljeret i dette uddrag.
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