The effect of types of light on people's mood using a church as an example in the virtual reality

ABSTRACT

People have different moods that vary in different spaces, and the “light” is one of the most important factors affecting the mood of people in an indoor environment. Conducted with 50 volunteers using a church design in the virtual reality environment, the study aims to test individuals’ mood changes in the designed church according to natural and artificial light conditions. In the study, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule mood scale and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire were used, in addition to the Likert-type Architectural Liking Scale. A significant correlation was found between the architectural liking scores and the difference in the average positive moods scores in the spaces with natural lighting and artificial lighting. It was also noted that the rate of positive mood reported by female participants was higher than male participants in the study.

KEYWORDS:

• Lighting
• lighting and mood
• daylight
• artificial light
• virtual reality
• church
• design

Acknowledgements

The study carried out in the SDU Faculty Computational Design Laboratory. The authors would like to thank the dean of the Faculty of Architecture of SDU for their contribution and preparation of the working environment. We also thank all the volunteers who contributed to the study. Also all volunteers in the study were informed that the experiment would be carried out within the framework of ethical rules before the experiment.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Ethical approval

The study titled “The effect of types of light on people's mood using a church as an example in the virtual reality”, was carried out in the Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Architecture computational design laboratory. This study was carried out with the knowledge and permission of the Deans' Office. A consent form was obtained from the participants. All forms are available in a signed form. No application has been made to the Süleyman Demirel University Ethical Board since study did not meet human experiment criteria. It received Faculty of Architecture Deans’ Office approval, and permission letters will be shared with the journal. Ali Musab Kayhan on behalf of other authors