Can Immersive Virtual Environments Be Used for Understanding Occupant-System Interactions Under Thermal Stimuli?

摘要: OccupantsO interactions with building systems, as well occupant-related factors considerably influence a buildingOs energy consumption. However, understanding occupant-system related to thermal changes in built environments could be cumbersome due the resources needed create these or for conducting controlled experiments existing Physical Environments (PEs). One avenue is use Immersive Virtual (IVEs) where occupantsO environment are measured context of stimuli. validating adequacy using IVEs occupant systems and/or elements, it imperative first investigate if proper representations PEs. In this study, we benchmark PEs regards user perceptions relating human subject experiment, surveys and subjective votes both IVE PE, participants experience hot cold indoor conditions. Perceived comfort satisfaction analysed by paired t-tests ANOVA. The change parameters defined identifying direction perceived satisfaction. Statistical inferences show that PE not significantly different, positive majority cases (i.e., 100% were comfortable almost 95% IVE, 79 % satisfied 74% at end experiment).