Chapter Investigating the Ability of Immersive Virtual Environments to Facilitate Occupant Thermal State Data Collection Involving Face Masks
This study examines the capability of an immersive virtual environment (IVE–based) experimental protocol to support occupant thermal state (sensation, acceptability, and comfort) data collection when participants wear face masks. Specifically, the goal is to see if there is a change in local thermal...
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| description | This study examines the capability of an immersive virtual environment (IVE–based) experimental protocol to support occupant thermal state (sensation, acceptability, and comfort) data collection when participants wear face masks. Specifically, the goal is to see if there is a change in local thermal states due to face covering and would such a change affect overall thermal states. A between-subject experiment was conducted with fifty-four participants (27 masked; 27 unmasked) who were exposed to three-step temperatures (18.3ºC, 23.8ºC, and 29.4ºC) in a climate chamber under both cooling and heating sequences. In masked IVE experiments, participants donned a face mask and viewed the chamber's virtual model on a head-mounted display. In contrast, in unmasked IVE experiments, participants didn't use a face mask. Skin temperatures and overall/local thermal state responses were collected during the experiments. They were then statistically compared between masked IVE and unmasked IVE experiments. The results suggest that forehead temperature was significantly different under all step temperatures in the cooling sequence, with mean forehead temperature being larger in masked IVE than in unmasked IVE experiments. Furthermore, in masked IVE experiments, thermal sensation in the forehead, neck, and upper-back increased while the thermal acceptability in those same skin sites decreased, but this difference was not statistically significant. Also, in masked IVE experiments, the overall thermal sensation increased, whereas both the overall thermal acceptability and comfort decreased when compared with unmasked IVE experiments. Nonetheless, this difference was not statistically significant. To summarize, wearing a face mask didn't affect the participant's overall and local thermal states in IVEs, although few statistical differences were observed in skin temperatures |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1370372024-05-11T13:57:07Z Chapter Investigating the Ability of Immersive Virtual Environments to Facilitate Occupant Thermal State Data Collection Involving Face Masks Rentala, Girish Srivatsa Zhu, Yimin Immersive virtual environment thermal sensation thermal comfort thermal acceptability face masks. thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UT Computer networking and communications::UTV Virtualization This study examines the capability of an immersive virtual environment (IVE–based) experimental protocol to support occupant thermal state (sensation, acceptability, and comfort) data collection when participants wear face masks. Specifically, the goal is to see if there is a change in local thermal states due to face covering and would such a change affect overall thermal states. A between-subject experiment was conducted with fifty-four participants (27 masked; 27 unmasked) who were exposed to three-step temperatures (18.3ºC, 23.8ºC, and 29.4ºC) in a climate chamber under both cooling and heating sequences. In masked IVE experiments, participants donned a face mask and viewed the chamber's virtual model on a head-mounted display. In contrast, in unmasked IVE experiments, participants didn't use a face mask. Skin temperatures and overall/local thermal state responses were collected during the experiments. They were then statistically compared between masked IVE and unmasked IVE experiments. The results suggest that forehead temperature was significantly different under all step temperatures in the cooling sequence, with mean forehead temperature being larger in masked IVE than in unmasked IVE experiments. Furthermore, in masked IVE experiments, thermal sensation in the forehead, neck, and upper-back increased while the thermal acceptability in those same skin sites decreased, but this difference was not statistically significant. Also, in masked IVE experiments, the overall thermal sensation increased, whereas both the overall thermal acceptability and comfort decreased when compared with unmasked IVE experiments. Nonetheless, this difference was not statistically significant. To summarize, wearing a face mask didn't affect the participant's overall and local thermal states in IVEs, although few statistical differences were observed in skin temperatures 2024-05-11T13:57:02Z 2024-05-11T13:57:02Z 2024-04-02T15:47:56Z 2023 chapter ONIX_20240402_9791221502893_115 2704-5846 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/89146 9791221502893 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/137037 eng Proceedings e report open access image/jpeg n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/89146/1/9791221502893_10.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3.10 10.36253/979-12-215-0289-3.10 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221502893 9 Florence open access |
| spellingShingle | Immersive virtual environment thermal sensation thermal comfort thermal acceptability face masks. thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UT Computer networking and communications::UTV Virtualization Rentala, Girish Srivatsa Zhu, Yimin Chapter Investigating the Ability of Immersive Virtual Environments to Facilitate Occupant Thermal State Data Collection Involving Face Masks |
| title | Chapter Investigating the Ability of Immersive Virtual Environments to Facilitate Occupant Thermal State Data Collection Involving Face Masks |
| title_full | Chapter Investigating the Ability of Immersive Virtual Environments to Facilitate Occupant Thermal State Data Collection Involving Face Masks |
| title_fullStr | Chapter Investigating the Ability of Immersive Virtual Environments to Facilitate Occupant Thermal State Data Collection Involving Face Masks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chapter Investigating the Ability of Immersive Virtual Environments to Facilitate Occupant Thermal State Data Collection Involving Face Masks |
| title_short | Chapter Investigating the Ability of Immersive Virtual Environments to Facilitate Occupant Thermal State Data Collection Involving Face Masks |
| title_sort | chapter investigating the ability of immersive virtual environments to facilitate occupant thermal state data collection involving face masks |
| topic | Immersive virtual environment thermal sensation thermal comfort thermal acceptability face masks. thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UT Computer networking and communications::UTV Virtualization |
| topic_facet | Immersive virtual environment thermal sensation thermal comfort thermal acceptability face masks. thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UT Computer networking and communications::UTV Virtualization |
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