Statistical validation of utility of head-mounted display projection-based experimental impression evaluation for sequential streetscapes

摘要： This study compared the impression structure of streetscapes gained from field experiments with that from head-mounted display virtual reality experiments. The results were as follows: (1) the field experiment experience had a slight influence on the impressions reported from the head-mounted display experiment; (2) few items exhibited significant differences in impression values for the two experiments; (3) the impression structure comprised three factors—'Openness,' 'Balance,' and 'Activity'—in both experiments, and (4) no significant difference appeared between the two experiments relative to the subscale scores of these three factors. These results show that head-mounted display experiments can substitute field experiments.