Abstract
Everything we do happens in the space around us. This is why understanding the human experience of space is a key research area in human-computer interaction. We explore how spaces can mediate an empathic response from their users. In our field study, participants used a mobile application to describe their experiences in different spaces. Subsequently, the experiences were shown to other participants to explore their empathic reactions in the same locations. We also conducted domain expert interviews to relate our findings to the practices of urban designers. Our results suggest that awareness of other people’s spatial experiences can foster empathy and that this is useful to designers but with certain reservations. We propose design guidelines for future applications that build on spatial empathy and propose a set of future research directions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | MAB '23: Proceedings of the 6th Media Architecture Biennale Conference |
Publisher | ACM |
Pages | 1-13 |
Number of pages | 13 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 979-8-4007-1635-5 |
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Publication status | Published - 28 Mar 2024 |
MoE publication type | A4 Conference publication |
Event | Media Architecture Biennale - Toronto, Canada Duration: 21 Jun 2023 → 23 Jun 2023 https://mab23.org/ |
Conference
Conference | Media Architecture Biennale |
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Country/Territory | Canada |
City | Toronto |
Period | 21/06/2023 → 23/06/2023 |
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Keywords
- spatial experience
- empathy
- mobile applications