The effects of social density, spatial density, noise, and office views on perceived personal space in the virtual workplace

Jicol, C, Taulo, G, Goldie, C, Lloyd-Esenkaya, T, Hynes, R, Paradise, C, Proulx, M.J and de Sousa, A.A ORCID: 0000-0003-2379-3894 (2023) 'The effects of social density, spatial density, noise, and office views on perceived personal space in the virtual workplace.' Frontiers in Computer Science. doi: 10.3389/fcomp.2023.1066881

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Abstract

Here we sought to understand how perceived personal space is influenced by a number of variables that could influence Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ); specifically, we tested how different levels of social density, spatial density, noise presence, and type of view impact the appreciation of personal space in a shared office environment. We employed virtual reality (VR) to simulate shared and single occupancy offices and devised a novel measure of personal space estimation. We also used a traditional personal space satisfaction score. Participants experienced greater perceived personal space when (1) in a sparsely populated rather than a dense office, (2) in a private office rather than an open plan office, and (3) having any view outside of the office. We did not find an effect of the presence of noise or increased social density (with spatial density held constant) on the perception of personal space.

Item Type:	Article
Keywords:	personal space, spatial density, social density, virtual reality, built environment
Subjects:	N Fine Arts > NA Architecture T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions:	School of Sciences
Date Deposited:	02 Mar 2023 16:02
Last Modified:	02 Mar 2023 16:02
ISSN:	2624-9898
URI / Page ID:	https://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/id/eprint/15276

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