The exploration of emotional responses to spatial design within the
context of urban regeneration is a central
concern for both researchers and designers. Notably, there exists a
current gap in considering emotions in urban regeneration projects. Moreover,
existing methods for identifying people’s emotional reactions within spatial environments primarily rely on self-reporting,
which has significant limitations and heavily depends on participants’
subjective expressions. As a result, it becomes essential to collect and
analyze participants’ physiological data
using objective measures. This study introduces a systematic approach to
acquire unbiased data concerning people’s emotional responses to spatial design. By employing Virtual Reality and
Galvanic Skin Response techniques, this
proposed method presents a structured framework that enables precise
emotional insights from users before finalizing
the design.
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