QTVRによる都市空間回遊行動シミュレーションツールの再現性の考察 : 熊本市の中心市街地における視覚情報と来訪者の回遊行動の関係に関する研究  [in Japanese] ASSESSMENT OF THE LINKED QTVR SIMULATOR FOR OBSERVING STROLLING ACTIVITIES OF CITIZENS : On the relationship of strolling activities and visual information given by the environment in downtown Kumamoto  [in Japanese]

An important task of urban design is to provide an attractive environment in which both strangers and frequent visitors to a city may be stimulated into diverse pleasurable activities such as window-shopping and strolling. Past studies on the relationship between citizens' activities and visual information given by the environment, suggest that such studies can provide general guidance for urban design. Limiting subject of the study to observing the relationship between visual information and the behavior of people, the authors developed a prototype of an interactive visual simulation system in which one can virtually experience window-shopping and strolling activities in a specific area. It is an objective of this paper to assess the system as a tool for such studies.