This project focused on the relationship between light intensities and human psychological stress levels, and the design of a new counseling center for Worcester Polytechnic Institute that promotes calmness in users. To determine an ideal light setting, an adaptation of the Trier Social Stress Test was conducted. The experiment was in two environments: Immersive Space and Virtual Reality. Participants were assigned different light settings and asked to perform a set of stress-inducing tasks. Their EEG data, cortisol hormone levels, and heart rate were analyzed to determine their overall stress level before, during, and after the experiment. Though inconclusive, the results paved the way for future neurological studies conducted in the Immersive Space.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Ly, Tina

Subject

• Infrastructure
• Environment
• Well-Being
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 16811
• E-project-033121-180123

Keyword

• Virtual Reality
• Stress
• Immersive Architecture
• Lighting
• EEG

Advisor

• Albano, Leonard D.
• Farzinmoghadam, Mohamad
• Yousefi, Ali

Year

• 2021

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2021-03-31

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Architectural Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2022-05-16