Psychological Interpretation of Human Social Behaviors in the Atypical Architectural Shape

Abstract

This study is the continuation of our previous study and concerns the development of a system that simulates human behavior for use in the design process for an atypical space. This paper aims to identify the psychological causes of human social behavior in atypical architectural geometry, which are essential for the development of a human behavior simulation system. Users interact both individually with a building’s shape and socially with others within an atypical building, and it is necessary to grasp both the form of social action taking place in an atypical space and identify the cause of that form in order to lay the foundation for computerization. In order to analyze the causes of social behaviors of users in an atypical space, we first looked at the actual social behaviors. A representative case was drawn from the results of a survey. Then, a psychological interpretation was attempted based on the literature review. This paper’s primary concern is with the psychological interpretation, and the second half presents a proposal for applying the psychological interpretation to a social behavior simulation system. The results of this study can be used as a foundation for technology that can be integrated into the previously developed ActoViz system to realize a more appropriate simulation for user behavior.