What is it about?
Recent research revealed that environments have a more substantial impact on our development and behaviour than we previously thought. Environments influence our development even in adult age. One could even say that the environments we choose to spend our time in affect who we are. This article provides an overview of an ongoing study that investigates the effect of designed environments on creativity and the suitability of recent biosensor technology to measure the effect.
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Why is it important?
Research of the past decade has highlighted the impact of environments on human well-being in general. Creativity is a distinctive feature of human nature that involves various cognitive processes and drives innovation, progress, and personal growth. This paper investigates the effect of designed environments on the different stages of human creativity. It provides an overview of the theoretical basis, and a critical review of the employed tools and methods, with a focus on the use of VR technology and EEG in evaluating creativity.
Perspectives
An ongoing project, the research highlights the importance of well-designed environments. Even though we must be careful with drawing conclusions at this stage, there are striking indications of a link between aesthetic experience and creative performance. Living in a well-designed environment may help stimulate your own creativity.
Dr. Claudia Westermann
Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
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This page is a summary of: Virtual Reality and EEG in Creativity Research: Investigating the Impact of Designed Environments on Creative Performance, January 2024, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-97-0621-1_19.
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