A Study on the Utilization of Modelscope System for Landscape Design

Abstract

This study aims to develop a method of landscape design utilizing a model. As techniques of landscape simulation, which serve as the basis for the proposed landscape design, computer graphics, color video system, and photomontage designs have been developed up to now. In the present study, a system combining camera, camera rig, V. T. R. and other forms of lighting centered on a model scope that enables the operator to look at the model at the eye level was developed on an experimental basis, and a comparison was made with other techniques of simulation to examine the features (both positive and negative) of this system. In addition, the scale most appropriate for this system and the features of its landscape reproductivity were clarified by creating a model of a part of the Shinjuku Imperial Garden on scales of 1/200 and 1/500 and conducting a psychological experiment involving a comparison of simulated images taken with this system and real images at the site.