Connection, Immersion, and Perspective-Taking in Shared Spaces

Natalie Henson
Exhibition and Experience Design

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Title
Connection, Immersion, and Perspective-Taking in Shared Spaces
Contributor Names
Henson, Natalie (Author)
Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York. Exhibition and Experience Design (Degree granting institution)
Date
2022
Degree Information
M.A. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York 2022.
Department: Exhibition and Experience Design.
Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 84-08.
Committee members: Marwit, Dan; Cowan, Brenda; Lyons, Christina.
Abstract
Immersive virtual experiences and games have been shown to build self-efficacy, perspective-taking, and empathy in participants through devices such as avatar-like embodied experiences and collaboration within the environment.
Increased fluidity between virtual and physical worlds presents two potential opportunities for exhibition designers. First, layering immersive experiences into physical designs can promote perspective-taking and collaborative behavior. Second, engaging in perspective-taking and collaboration with audiences throughout the design process can increase inclusivity in layered virtual and physical spaces. This approach can remove barriers to understanding viewpoints that conflict with one’s own perspectives, create opportunities for museums to engage meaningfully with new audiences, and promote deeper understanding among community members.
This document consists of two sections. Part I explores my theory of facilitating connection, immersion, and perspective-taking in shared spaces. The research began with an investigation into immersion in games, leading to further research demonstrating a strong relationship between immersion and perspective-taking. Through primary and secondary source research, interviews, and prototype testing, I examine participants’ processes of perspective-taking when collaborating on tasks, and how this affects participants’ engagement with the content. I then explore how perspective-taking both among participants and between participants and designers can lead to more inclusive spaces, particularly when designing spaces with layered virtual and physical elements.
Part II documents a proposal for a designed space that links shared public spaces to an interior exhibition space through an AR guided exploration of Coney Island and the surrounding neighborhoods. This section includes all stages of the project’s content development, graphics, design documentation, media, lighting, and rendered views.
Subject
Design
Multimedia communications
Art--Study and teaching
Empathy
Exhibitions
Games
Inclusive education
Museums
Self-efficacy
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Identifier
FIT Repository ID: etd_000921
pqdiss: 30247558
ISBN: 9798371975188
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Type
Text
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Language
English
Publisher
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,

Citation

Henson, N. (2022). Connection, Immersion, and Perspective-Taking in Shared Spaces [Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York]. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/28969
Henson, Natalie. Connection, Immersion, and Perspective-Taking in Shared Spaces. 2022. Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, Master's thesis. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/28969
Henson, Natalie. "Connection, Immersion, and Perspective-Taking in Shared Spaces." Master's thesis, Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, 2022. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/28969