Date of Graduation
5-2013
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Geography (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Geosciences
Advisor/Mentor
Jackson Cothren
Committee Member
David Fredrick
Second Committee Member
William F. Limp
Keywords
Social sciences, Psychology, Behavioral modeling, Cognitive modeling, Spatial behavior, Spatial cognition, Wayfinding
Abstract
This thesis is an attempt to integrate contending cognitive approaches to modeling wayfinding behavior. The primary goal is to create a plausible model for exploration tasks within indoor environments. This conceptual model can be extended for practical applications in the design, planning, and Social sciences. Using empirical evidence a cognitive schema is designed that accounts for perceptual and behavioral preferences in pedestrian navigation. Using this created schema, as a guiding framework, the use of network analysis and space syntax act as a computational methods to simulate human exploration wayfinding in unfamiliar indoor environments. The conceptual model provided is then implemented in two ways. First of which is by updating an existing agent-based modeling software directly. The second means of deploying the model is using a spatial interaction model that distributed visual attraction and movement permeability across a graph-representation of building floor plans.
Citation
Tenney, M. L. (2013). A Conceptual Model of Exploration Wayfinding: An Integrated Theoretical Framework and Computational Methodology. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/724