Communication Science, University of Twente, De Zul 10, 7522 NJ Enschede, The Netherlands.
Digital Life Centre, University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam, Wibautstraat 2, 1091 GM Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 24;17(4):1454. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041454.
Loneliness and social isolation are increasingly recognized as important challenges of our times. Inspired by research hinting at beneficial effects of interacting with nature on social connectedness and opportunities provided by ambient technology to simulate nature in a rich and engaging manner, this study explored to what extent digital nature projections can stimulate social aspirations and related emotions. To this end, participants (N = 96) were asked to watch, individually or in pairs, digital nature projections consisting of animated scenes which were either dense or spacious and depicting either wild or tended nature. Subsequently, they filled out a questionnaire comprising measures for social aspirations, awe and fascination. Results show that spacious scenes elicited significantly higher social aspiration and awe scores, especially when watching alone. Design implications are discussed for making digital nature accessible for people with limited access to real nature.
孤独和社会隔离日益被视为我们这个时代的重要挑战。受研究启发，该研究暗示与自然互动对社交联系有益，以及环境技术提供了以丰富和引人入胜的方式模拟自然的机会，本研究探讨了数字自然投影在多大程度上可以激发社交愿望和相关情感。为此，参与者（N=96）被要求单独或成对观看数字自然投影，这些投影由动画场景组成，场景要么密集，要么宽敞，描绘的是野生或人工自然。随后，他们填写了一份包含社交愿望、敬畏和着迷等测量指标的问卷。结果表明，宽敞的场景会引起更高的社交愿望和敬畏得分，尤其是当独自观看时。讨论了设计意义，以便让那些难以接触到真实自然的人也能享受到数字自然。
