CONSTRUCTION OF VIRTUAL ARCHITECTURAL SPACE USING FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CONTROLLER SYSTEM

摘要

This research has explored the possibilities and concept of architectural space in a virtual environment. The virtual environment exists as a different concept, and challenges the constraints of the physical world. One of the possibilities in a virtual environment is that it can extend the spatial dimension higher than the physical three-dimension (3D). To take advantage of this possibility, this research has applied geometrical four-dimensional (4D) methods to define virtual architectural space. The spatial characteristics of 4D space was established by analyzing the 4D structure that can be comprehended by human participant for its spatial quality and by developing a system to control the 4th axis of movement. Multiple three-dimensional spaces that fluidly changes its volume has been defined as one of the possibilities of virtual architectural space concept in order to enrich our understanding of virtual spatial experience.%本研究の目的は、コンピュータ内に展示施設などの仮想建築空間を構築し、四次元的空間制御を行うことで新たな建築空間の利用可能性が高まることを示すことにある。本論文ではそのために、仮想空間の制御を四次元空間レベルで自由に行うことのできる手法を提示し、実際にその制御を可能とする簡易システムを開発してモデル空間に適用することで、その有効性を具体的に示している。