Nineteenth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices

Abstract

In the development of digital era, technology has revolutionized our perception of architecture. The elements that constitute architecture are now not only real but also virtual. The virtual environment offers new opportunities to transform objects and phenomena, creating alternative experiences that differ from the real world. This research explores the multisensory experiences generated by the virtual materials. Sentient experience, defines as an experience involving the physical, emotional, and sensory engagement of visitors with space and content, is the primary focus on this study. An experimental method was employed to test multisensory interactions among four participants, using various stimuli of visual, accoustic, heptic, luminious and olfactory. In this multisensory experiment, visual and luminious elements emerged as priority senses in exploring museum content. The results of the movement in architecture approach indicate that the combination of virtual technology and pictorial representation can produce virtual curation in museums. The result of this research suggest that pictorial representation and virtual technology, such as video mapping, can lead to innovation in virtual curation in museum.