KUTAY GÜLER

We studied atmosphere as a priming condition for our spatial experiences. The priming potential of atmospheres is a deep-rooted intuition among designers, and we wished to consolidate evidence through a physiological signal-based experiment. Our ANFA presentation illustrated the general theoretical framework, the tested protocol, and the...

In designing (neuro)physiological signal-based protocols aimed at detecting and measuring atmospheric emotions, we need normative affect-based stimuli specifically conceived to analyze architectural settings. The reference is the International Affective Picture System (IAPS), a set of photos validated as consistently eliciting a precise...

Following Kaplan's Attention Restoration Theory (ART) and Ulrich's Stress Reduction Theory (SRT), this research aims to investigate the emotional impact of biophilic interventions in public interior spaces by focusing on eye-tracking data: gaze fixations, fixation durations, and scan paths, as well as heart rate variability and galvanic skin...

Through the interplay of architecture, psychology, and physiology, we explored the priming potential of architectural atmospheres on our first impressions of space. Participants walked through four virtual reality iterations where a corridor connected an empty room to an exhibition space. The starting and ending rooms never changed, whereas the...