SUBJECT EXPERIMENT ON PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECT AND EYE MOVEMENT IN ROOMS WITH WINDOWS AND POTTED PLANTS

Abstract

This study examined the occupants’ psychological response to rooms with windows and potted plants and their relation to occupants’ eye movement. Twenty-four students performed tasks under six experimental conditions that combined two window conditions and three plant conditions. The coexistence of windows and plants on desks most improved room impressions and was associated with the highest ratings in ease of relaxing and ease of creative activity. In addition, the gaze analysis showed the impression of the space with windows and plants related to the characteristics of eye movements in terms of visual exploration, number of fixations, and average fixation durations.