Intuitive Experience Research Articles

The Noetic Signature Inventory: 12-Factor Confirmatory Analysis

Background The Noetic Signature Inventory (NSI) is a 44-item self-report questionnaire that evaluates people’s experiences of intuition or inner knowing. Previous research developing and validating the measure demonstrated its validity and reliability, and a 12-factor model describing the variability of noetic experiences was found. This current study aims to confirm this factor model in a new population. Methods In a cross-sectional study, 1,752 participants completed demographic information and the NSI. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was conducted on the collected data. Results Participants were 49.3 ± 14.8 years old with 16.6 ± 3.4 years of education. They hailed from 62 countries although most were from the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. The CFA results for the 12-factor model were as follows: the chi square statistic equaled 2866.65 with 836 degrees of freedom and p < .001. The model diagnostics demonstrated a very good model fit to the data. All 44 items had factor loadings above the 0.5 cutoff, ranging from 0.58 to 0.77, with an average factor loading of 0.71. Conclusions The 12-factor structure of the NSI was confirmed, supporting its potential as a valid and reliable tool for assessing noetic characteristics. However, there are limitations to consider, and further research is needed to confirm and extend the findings in diverse populations and settings. The findings contribute to our understanding of the multidimensionality of these phenomena. Future research could build upon these findings by replicating the factor structure of the NSI in other populations, incorporating objective measures, conducting longitudinal studies, exploring underlying mechanisms, and using qualitative research methods to gain a deeper understanding of inner knowing experiences.

The Use of Augmented Reality Technologies and Georeferencing Data for the Construction of Water Supply Systems

The use of mobile devices, especially smartphones and mobile technology has increased significantly. Accordingly, various applications have been developed to meet the needs of mobile users, which include navigation. The integration of these applications with maps and various localization technologies such as augmented reality (AR) will improve the reliability of navigation systems for wayfinding under certain constraints. AR allows the user to experience an interactive environment by observing the real world augmented by digital objects. However, this technology cannot store and control data. A geospatial information system (GIS) provides storage, visualization, and analysis of geospatial data that can be used to address the challenges and shortcomings of AR. In addition, the capabilities offered by GIS can be useful for achieving sustainability goals in areas such as effective planning and resource allocation. Traditional GIS, especially two-dimensional maps, provide a weak intuitive experience for users, leading to difficulties in interpreting the map and reaching conclusions. Therefore, AR can be used as a bridge between 2D and 3D visualization. The involvement of GIS in human activities and the transition of AR use from traditional terrain outreach to industrial applications makes it worthwhile to integrate GIS with AR to benefit from the two technologies simultaneously. The simultaneous visualization of real and virtual geospatial information leads to an interactive approach. The paper analyzes the capabilities of augmented reality and geo-referenced data approaches for the construction of water systems, describes their weaknesses and strengths, notes the main characteristics of the logistic regression algorithm and considers the tasks performed by this algorithm. A comparative analysis of the algorithms is carried out.

Design and Implementation of Solar Powered Mobile Phone Fast Charging Station for Campus

Abstract: The proliferation of mobile phone usage has become ubiquitous on college campuses, leading to a heightened demand for accessible and sustainable charging facilities. This research project aims to address this need by designing and implementing a solar-powered mobile phone charging station tailored to the unique requirements of a campus environment. By harnessing solar energy as a clean and renewable power source, the proposed solution aims to provide an environmentally friendly charging option for students, staff, and visitors. The project encompasses the design, development, and testing of a solar-powered charging station that integrates various components such as solar panels, charge controllers, batteries for energy storage, power management circuitry, and a user interface. The design process will involve careful consideration of factors such as power generation capacity, energy storage capabilities, user interface design, and system scalability to ensure an optimal and efficient solution. Efficient energy management is crucial for the successful operation of the charging station. To this end, the project will focus on implementing advanced techniques such as maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and battery management algorithms to optimize power generation, storage, and utilization. This approach will help maximize the efficiency and reliability of the charging station while ensuring a consistent supply of power to meet the charging needs of users. Additionally, the project will develop a user-friendly interface that enables seamless operation and monitoring of the charging station. The interface will provide real-time information on power availability, charging status, and system diagnostics, ensuring a user-friendly and intuitive experience for users. User feedback and input will be incorporated into the design process to enhance usability and accessibility. The implementation and testing phase of the project will involve deploying the designed charging station on the campus premises. Performance evaluations will be conducted to assess factors such as charging efficiency, reliability, and system scalability. Data on solar energy generation, energy consumption, and user feedback will be collected and analysed to evaluate the effectiveness of the solar-powered charging solution in a campus environment. The anticipated outcomes of this research project include the design and implementation of a solar-powered mobile phone charging station specifically tailored to campus usage. Furthermore, the project will deliver an advanced energy management system that optimizes power generation, storage, and utilization. The development of a user-friendly interface will ensure easy operation and monitoring of the charging station, enhancing the overall user experience. The research findings will provide valuable insights into the system's performance, efficiency, reliability, and scalability. Additionally, an economic and environmental assessment will highlight the benefits of adopting solar-powered charging solutions on campus, including reduced carbon emissions and energy costs. In conclusion, the design and implementation of a solar-powered mobile phone charging station for campus usage will provide an innovative and sustainable solution to meet the increasing demand for charging facilities. By harnessing the power of the sun, this research project aims to offer a convenient, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective charging option for mobile devices on campus. The outcomes of this research will contribute to the promotion of sustainable energy practices, reduce the carbon footprint of campuses, and enhance the overall campus experience for students, staff, and visitors.

Phenomenological Considerations of the World of the Obsessive Patient.

Despite significant scientific advances in research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the psychological and behavioral symptoms of this pathological condition remain hard to understand, until they seem paradoxical. The present work seeks to consider the significance and potential contribution of a phenomenological reading of OCD and how phenomenalism has influenced some cognitive models of this disorder. Transcendental phenomenology is a philosophical approach that attaches primary importance to intuitive experience and considers all phenomena intrinsically associated with the subject's inner world. Thus, the subject's intuition is considered the starting point for understanding their essential experience. This approach has had a profound influence on modern cognitive sciences. Among current cognitive models, post-rationalist cognitivism and cognitive neuropsychological psychotherapy seem most effective in capturing the world experiences of OCD patients. Both apply a phenomenological approach to identify these experiences, which are typically characterized by hyper-reflexivity, at the expense of 'natural evidence.' The models have found that OCD patients experience the world emotionally as a sterile set of rules, and this experience determines their suffering.

Vineyard: Optimizing Data Sharing in Data-Intensive Analytics

Modern data analytics and AI jobs become increasingly complex and involve multiple tasks performed on specialized systems. Sharing of intermediate data between different systems is often a significant bottleneck in such jobs. When the intermediate data is large, it is mostly exchanged through files in standard formats (e.g., CSV and ORC), causing high I/O and (de)serialization overheads. To solve these problems, we develop Vineyard, a high-performance, extensible, and cloud-native object store, trying to provide an intuitive experience for users to share data across systems in complex real-life workflows. Since different systems usually work on data structures (e.g., dataframes, graphs, hashmaps) with similar interfaces, and their computation logic is often loosely-coupled with how such interfaces are implemented over specific memory layouts, it enables Vineyard to conduct data sharing efficiently at a high level via memory mapping and method sharing. Vineyard provides an IDL named VCDL to facilitate users to register their own intermediate data types into Vineyard such that objects of the registered types can then be efficiently shared across systems in a polyglot workflow. As a cloud-native system, Vineyard is designed to work closely with Kubernetes, as well as achieve fault-tolerance and high performance in production environments. Evaluations on real-life datasets and data analytics jobs show that the above optimizations of Vineyard can significantly improve the end-to-end performance of data analytics jobs, by reducing their data-sharing time up to 68.4x.

Usability Evaluation of Learning Management Systems: Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams and Padlet

In education, it is crucial to make the students enjoy during the class. Many platforms have been introduced for online classes, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic; thus, it is significant to assess the student's perception of the usability of those platforms. This research aims to evaluate the usability of the selected platforms, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and Padlet. The System Usability Scale is used to measure the usability of each Learning Management System platform. A survey consisting of ten questions is distributed to a group of students. The result indicates that Google Classroom got the highest usability score, suggesting that it provides students with a more user-friendly and intuitive experience. Although Microsoft Teams received the lowest usability score, ironically, most students prefer to use it compared to the other LMSs. These findings emphasise that it is important to consider factors beyond usability alone when assessing students' platform preferences. Understanding these factors can assist educators in making informed decisions about selecting and implementing LMS platforms.

The Semantic System of Mystical Intuitive Experience and Its Narration

The Semantic System of Mystical Intuitive Experience and Its Narration

Hyper-parameter tuning and feature extraction for asynchronous action detection from sub-thalamic nucleus local field potentials.

Decoding brain states from subcortical local field potentials (LFPs) indicative of activities such as voluntary movement, tremor, or sleep stages, holds significant potential in treating neurodegenerative disorders and offers new paradigms in brain-computer interface (BCI). Identified states can serve as control signals in coupled human-machine systems, e.g., to regulate deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy or control prosthetic limbs. However, the behavior, performance, and efficiency of LFP decoders depend on an array of design and calibration settings encapsulated into a single set of hyper-parameters. Although methods exist to tune hyper-parameters automatically, decoders are typically found through exhaustive trial-and-error, manual search, and intuitive experience. This study introduces a Bayesian optimization (BO) approach to hyper-parameter tuning, applicable through feature extraction, channel selection, classification, and stage transition stages of the entire decoding pipeline. The optimization method is compared with five real-time feature extraction methods paired with four classifiers to decode voluntary movement asynchronously based on LFPs recorded with DBS electrodes implanted in the subthalamic nucleus of Parkinson's disease patients. Detection performance, measured as the geometric mean between classifier specificity and sensitivity, is automatically optimized. BO demonstrates improved decoding performance from initial parameter setting across all methods. The best decoders achieve a maximum performance of 0.74 ± 0.06 (mean ± SD across all participants) sensitivity-specificity geometric mean. In addition, parameter relevance is determined using the BO surrogate models. Hyper-parameters tend to be sub-optimally fixed across different users rather than individually adjusted or even specifically set for a decoding task. The relevance of each parameter to the optimization problem and comparisons between algorithms can also be difficult to track with the evolution of the decoding problem. We believe that the proposed decoding pipeline and BO approach is a promising solution to such challenges surrounding hyper-parameter tuning and that the study's findings can inform future design iterations of neural decoders for adaptive DBS and BCI.

Intuition in counseling: Implications for humanistic practice

AbstractThis phenomenological study focused on how counselors experienced instances of intuition in their practice. Four counseling psychologists were interviewed about their intuitive experiences and four main themes emerged. The findings are discussed along with ethical and humanistic considerations regarding counselors accessing and using intuition.

Incomprehensible Certainty: Metaphysics and Hermeneutics of the Image by Thomas Pfau

Reviewed by: Incomprehensible Certainty: Metaphysics and Hermeneutics of the Image by Thomas Pfau Thomas Zingelmann PFAU, Thomas. Incomprehensible Certainty: Metaphysics and Hermeneutics of the Image. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 2022. xxiii + 785 pp. Cloth, $80.00 Thomas Pfau reconstructs one of the most traditional and possibly most decisive philosophical debates, [End Page 559] namely, the one about the form and function of appearance (Schein). This debate is taken up on the basis of the concept of image. This means that Pfau concentrates historically as well as systematically on a specific topic within this debate. The book is divided into two major sections. In the first section, Pfau examines how the history of the metaphysics and theology of the image develops, starting with Plato in the first chapter. The basic idea in this section is that the image has a crucial epistemic role in the metaphysical and theological systems of the authors addressed. Here Pfau shows that Plato, at the latest in the Sophist, develops a theory of images that revalues appearance contrary to the assumptions in the Republic. Chapter 1 is about the mediation of unity and multiplicity, as it is also shown in Plotinus. Chapter 2 attempts to show how the Byzantine icon embodies the conviction that the invisible truth of the visual world can be revealed only through images. Pfau's demonstration of various epistemic dimensions of the image then begins with chapter 3: the eschatological vision from Augustine to Bonaventure to Julian of Norwich. Chapter 4, the last of the first section, reconstructs Nicholas of Cusa's position, which attempts to understand mystical visions mediated by images of Christ. The second section examines how the metaphysics of the image—in the sense of an epistemology, which tries to establish ultimate justifications—nevertheless persists and even evolves despite two crucial switches in philosophy. On the one hand, this concerns philosophy that subordinates the visual to the abstract (for example, Hegel) and, on the other, the supposedly nonmetaphysical status of the image in the developing natural sciences. Chapter 5 then attempts to show, through Goethe's botanical investigations and reflections, how, despite the establishment of the natural sciences, Goethe attempts to defend intuition as a scientific method and appearance as a scientific object of investigation. This position is then pursued historically in chapter 6, through the work of Lyell, Darwin, and Ruskin, where the visible is understood as the connecting point of the sciences in general. Gerard Manley Hopkins is then identified in chapter 7 as representing a position that combines theological with proto-phenomenological arguments to highlight the epistemic value of images. The last chapter then deals with decisive developments at the beginning of the twentieth century. In phenomenology (Husserl), painting (Cézanne), and poetry (Rilke), a conception develops that epistemically valorizes sensual and intuitive experience. Generally speaking, Pfau attempts to trace historically what arguments and positions have been developed on the relationship between image and knowledge. His work is based on the conviction that the image is the basis for human orientation in the world and is therefore of great epistemological value. Of outstanding importance for his question is that the epistemological value of images is not to be located in the properties of images, that is, an ontology of the image; rather, Pfau is interested in those positions that reflect on the relationship between knowledge and [End Page 560] experience of images. While clarifying the ontological status of images remains important, the epistemological status of images—what role the experience and usage of images has for humans—is in the foreground. Pfau reconstructs positions that hold that the pictorial is a medium of knowledge. He puts forward the thesis that there is a tradition that is of the opinion that in and through the medium of the image—and this closes the arc to the Schein-debate—being can be experienced by man. In other words, the invisible is to become recognizable through the visible. Of particular importance is his reading of the late Platonic dialogues: While appearance and being are still thought of as distinct in these dialogues, they are not opposed, in the sense of an epistemic opposition. Plato's...

A Dynamic Web-based Application for the Classification of Vascular Anomalies

The International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) released the most recent version of the classification of vascular anomalies in 2018.1 This revision of the 2014 classification expanded the scope of clinical entities and included molecular diagnostics. The 2018 report incorporated recent discoveries in the field and was released as a 20-page PDF file navigable through embedded links. The links lead users through the classification hierarchy, and each page lists anomalies, their corresponding genetic mutations (if known), and other details. Further information is found in five appendices in the last seven pages of the report. The document is comprehensive, but the structure has drawbacks in usability, organization, and sustainability. The format is rigid and difficult to update. The vascular anomaly field is new and ever growing. In just the past few years, there have been significant advances in discovering new clinical entities and uncovering the genetic basis for these conditions. The PDF-based classification cannot be updated routinely without reformatting entirely. Therefore, this format is unsustainable as new discoveries are made. The PDF format classification also limits organization, ease of use, and navigability. It includes a hierarchy of anomalies and categories organized into tables with internal page links that are difficult to navigate. The embedded links guide users to various pages throughout the document, which provides a nonlinear and somewhat confusing user experience. Additionally, the format of each page was unique (to accommodate custom information), and this lack of standardization stifles the user experience because of the inconsistent location of relevant information. Finally, the indices store information that cannot be placed on the appropriate PDF pages (because of space limitations), which makes navigating back and forth tedious. The aim for a new format was to streamline the design and solve the limitations of the current PDF format. We engineered an interactive web app format, which sustainably supports future updates. The classification is organized into a tree, with nested expandable nodes containing the anomalies in a hierarchical structure, similar to that of a file explorer. With this format, a user can expand the tree to view individual anomalies, associated information, and the entire hierarchy in a common location. The visual hierarchy provides a natural organization of the classification for a more intuitive experience. The app has a consistent format throughout, and it is easily modified. Minor additions and changes can be implemented quickly, without altering or compromising the framework of the format. The web app supports including additional anomaly-specific data through the use of popover buttons, which improves organization while providing comprehensive information. Popovers may contain clinical and radiological images (Figure 1), footnotes for unusual or exceptional cases (Figure 2), genomic information, and others if necessary. Additionally, we included search functionality via autocomplete “smart” select boxes (Figure 3). The user can search for a specific term by selecting it from an alphabetical list, or by typing into a free text field that limits selection to specific options dynamically. When searching for a specific anomaly, the web app opens the tree to the selected entry while briefly highlighting the entry itself and its parent nodes. Separate selectable dialog boxes allow the user to search genes and abbreviations without navigating away (Figure 4).Figure 1.: Expanded tree view of vascular anomalies classification hierarchy. Image popover shows clinical image of infantile hemangioma.Figure 2.: Popover with additional information about rapidly involuting congenital hemangioma.Figure 3.: Search function opens the tree to the selectable term (arteriovenous malformation in this case), automatically scrolls down the page, and highlights hierarchy.Figure 4.: Gene Search and Abbreviation Search dialog boxes with option filtering and autofill. The search buttons remain affixed to the bottom for easy look-up even as one scrolls up and down the tree. One can lookup terms without losing one’s place in the tree.The tree is rendered dynamically from a single data structure, which allows for flexible modification and efficiency. When data are changed it is instantly reflected in the classification. This makes minor or major alterations feasible and practical, in contrast to labor-intense reformats of PDF releases. The vascular anomaly field is changing rapidly with the recognition of new clinical entities and the identification of genes responsible for disease. This app format allows for real-time classification updates. The web app was created using React, a JavaScript library. It is a mobile-friendly application currently hosted at https://vascularanomalies.net. A pure client-side program, it can be embedded easily on the ISSVA website and updated to reflect any future changes rapidly.

Teorijski sufizam i šerijatski propisi

Sharia means formal regulations on legal and ethical issues, that is, God's commandments and prohibitions that a Muslim should follow in the everyday contexts of his physical life. If someone does not thoroughly implement the Sharia regulations, such as the regulations on prayer or fasting, he will not be able to properly approach the sphere of spirituality and it will even be meaningless to talk about the results of his spiritual and mystical development. Therefore, he will not have credible intuitive power and the most refined ontological and metaphysical secrets of the universe, which are discussed in theoretical Sufism, will not be revealed to him. The most prominent representatives of theoretical Sufism assure us that Islamic jurisprudence and ethics are a necessary introduction to valid mystical experiences and that it is necessary to adhere to all Sharia regulations because they are a condition for success both at the beginning and in all later stages of the mystical journey. They warn that the slightest neglect of the importance of God's precepts in the form of Sharia will be the cause of the mystic's spiritual downfall. By analyzing the content of the reference works of the members of Ibn ʻArabī's school of theoretical Sufism, we will see that Sharia plays the role of the guardian of the mystic's intuitive experiences. The guardian will not allow the spiritual traveler in the protected area to be endangered and will protect his pure mystical knowledge from being discredited and distorted. We will also realize that all formal Sharia regulations actually hide deep spiritual secrets. If we approach the analysis of Sharia regulations in their esoteric layers with a grounded mystical methodology, we will understand that the original mystical teachings of Islam are hidden in the Sharia itself and at the heart of the Sharia rituals in which the Muslim affirms his ontological need to repentantly obey and serve the absolute being of God.

A philosophical approach to the study of self-knowledge practices

The subject of the research is the practice of self-knowledge used in philosophy and psychotherapy. The rich arsenal of self-knowledge methods can be combined into two groups of practices: transcendental-phenomenological and existential-phenomenological. The first practices contribute to the purification of consciousness from the worked–out mental, behavioral schemes, the second ones are aimed at constructing the "I" in accordance with the selected cultural concepts. The purpose of the study is to determine the basic principles of self-knowledge practices and to reveal their potential in the study and construction of the "I". The research is based on phenomenological, narrative and existential approaches that reveal the functional relationship of the subject with the outside world. The article gives a detailed description of the basic principles of transcendental-phenomenological and existential-phenomenological practices of self-knowledge, assesses the potential of these practices for the disclosure and formation of the "I" of the subject. The main principle of the transcendental-phenomenological practices of self–knowledge is the movement towards a pure stream of consciousness experiences that form the core of the "I". Their ideological basis is the intuitive experience of their own "I" in a state of "liberated" consciousness. Existential-phenomenological practices are carried out through the design and pronouncing of the experience of personal experiences within the framework of selected cultural meanings. The essence of these practices is to clarify self-existence by selecting fixed forms to describe existence, which set the boundaries of the "I". The presented practices effectively complement each other, with the help of transcendental-phenomenological practices, the individual goes beyond the objectified ideas about himself, through existential-phenomenological practices he carries out self-identification.

Why Theory of Mind Is Not Enough to Understand Others?

Theory of Mind (ToM), understood as the ability to intuit one's own mental states and those of others, has been extensively researched in developmental psychology and cognitive psychology. The psychological literature shows a direct relationship between ToM and the (self) reflective capacity of consciousness, a product of the cognitive effort that implies the understanding of one's own subjectivity and that of others. In this sense, ToM has received a strong cognitive influence, sub-dimensioning other dimensions involved in the intersubjective process of mutual understanding. Based on the theory of pre-reflective consciousness and the theory of intuition in phenomenology, we propose in this paper that the process of understanding one's own mental states and the mental states of others constitutes, mainly, a pre-reflective and intuitive experience, and that it is only possible to move on to reflection at a later time. In short, with contributions from the theory of pre-reflective consciousness and phenomenological intuition, the aim is to complement the theoretical bases of ToM in psychology; a theory that, without incorporating elements of phenomenology, remains incomplete.

A Comparative Study of Different Online Teaching Video Modes

In order to study the influence of different modes of online educational videos as teaching materials on learners' learning effect, 60 college students were invited to conduct an experiment. On the experimental materials, traditional and automatic video recording and playing, which account for a large proportion of online education, were selected. The process of watching was recorded by eye tracker experiment, and the learning differences were reflected by subjective evaluation and objective indicators. It was found that compared with the automatic video, the traditional video was more attractive to the subjects, the subjects had more concentration, but the cognitive load was higher, and there was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of performance. In addition, the attention distribution of learners in different modes is mainly illustrated, followed by portrait and subtitles. In the two modes of pictures and text, pictures are the main mode. The above research can provide a scientific basis for video designers to select appropriate modes to highlight key information, help teachers and learners to choose more reasonable learning videos from a large number of educational videos, and help online education providers to improve learners' intuitive experience of videos and enhance their competitiveness.

Sweeping-responsive interface using the intrinsic polarity of magnetized micropillars for self-powered and high-capacity human-machine interaction

The rapid development of wearable tactile sensors in human-machine interaction (HMI) is revolutionizing the way that people communicate with intelligent terminals. Compared with “tapping”, another daily operation, “directional sweeping”, is rarely explored in tactile sensors for HMI due to the limits from device configuration. Herein, we designed and optimized the in-plane magnetized flexible micropillars as the self-powered interface that can perceive the sweeping with distinguishable signals according to the operation directions. Based on Faraday’s law of induction, the intrinsic magnetic polarity was applied as an avenue to rapidly produce diverse electromotive forces of “+ /-” and “-/+ ” through the bi-directional micropillar deformation. With the self-powered interface, several interesting HMI applications, e.g., smartphone page flip, Morse code communication, and game playing, were demonstrated via habitual finger sweeping with high efficiency, accuracy, intuitive experience, and control diversity. Furthermore, the unique behavior of “+ /-” and “-/+ ” enables the build-up of ternary system with broader command capacity of 3 n if n devices were integrated in parallel. Along with the merits such as high sensitivity, applicable diversity (humid condition), mechanical robustness, and coding accuracy, we believe that the study would bring inspiration of future HMI design for a more fascinating, effective and intelligent living.

Making-be of expressions

Although children’s inputs are actively implemented in co-creation processes, their young age calls on design researchers to apply deeper dimensions of sensitivity-in-practice to understand the voice of these very young participants. This study explores how a participatory design process can allow pre-schoolers to express their intuitive experiences of materials and demonstrate what they, using self-reliance, can do with these. This investigation is centred around materials and crafting to let children’s repertoire of expressions come forth rather than following the lead of adults. Two case studies incorporated pre-schoolers’ need for playful body sensory stimulations by triggering experimental aesthetic experiences in a three-step design process. Results identified a pre-schooler’s well-being and motivation for expression as linked to relations of self-awareness – the experience of having a role as an individual and as part of a group. Also, the distinct intuitive sensitivity of pre-schoolers to their environments resulted in understanding the meaning of free exploration of materials for child expressions in design research. This study contributes a dialogue tool mapping the sensations and connections of how children create tangible expressions as their ‘voice’. Further research should investigate improvements in well-being brought about by this tool in different high-risk groups with lower levels of well-being.

Application of Virtual Reality Technology in Visual Optimization of Product Appearance Design

Virtual reality technology is used in this research to perform an in-depth investigation and the analysis of visual optimization of product appearance design, as well as to adapt evolving technology to practical design. The breadth of virtual display technology may be further investigated, and software abilities can be enhanced by studying the virtual display of intelligent goods. The performance indicators of the product may be exhibited in an all-around manner via the virtual display, giving customers an intuitive experience and thereby stimulating consumers’ desire to purchase. To achieve the research objectives of this paper, we first researched the professional positions of designers, operators, and product planners in related industries, and used the survey analysis method to compile valid data from the research results. And we conducted research and analysis on consumers of different age levels to derive different functional requirements of wearable products for different age levels, and compare and analyze the advantages and shortcomings of various types of smart wearable products in terms of their product presentation. The method refers to the product appearance design, making the product’s functional attributes, user emotions, and other factors as the starting point, and taking the visual effect of color as the center of the design scheme conception, the designer first conceives the visual effect of color to meet the requirements of function and structure, constructs a three-dimensional form that echoes it, and then explores the comprehensive effect of color and form, and further considers and designs the color, material, and so on from the perspective of users, product function, and structure. Then, we explore the comprehensive effect of color and form, and further think and design color and form from the perspective of users, product function, structure, and material, and finally get the color and form matching and reasonable product appearance. This design method can break through the limitation of “filling colors with shapes” and design a new, individual, and emotional product image.

Direction Relation Matrix Model Considering the Location Characteristics

To resolve the problem that the conventional direction relation matrix (DRM) models are not sensitive to the location characteristics of the target object, a DRM model that takes into account the location characteristics is proposed. Based on spatial cognition, the concept of taking the direction field of the target into consideration is provided, and a probability density function of the direction field is established. The cumulative probability of the region where the target object is located is used to replace the area in the conventional DRM model, and two methods are given for cumulative probability calculation. The cumulative probability is used to assign values to the direction relationship matrix. Experimental results show that, compared with the conventional DRM model, when the target is present in multiple regions, the method proposed in this paper leads to results that are more consistent with human intuitive experience and describes the direction accurately. When the target is only present in a certain fixed region, the proposed method has the same performance as the conventional DRM model. Therefore, the method proposed in this paper alleviates to a certain extent the problem that the conventional DRM models are not sensitive to location characteristics.

Prospects of Intuitive Interaction Modeling in Automated Shape Generation

Abstract In this article, authors discuss new possibilities for the spatial design universal aesthetic development. Creative artistic means are conditioned by the human ability to comprehend and interpret objects in a particular context. Ideas of arts and science coexistence have been relevant since antiquity. The 20th century, especially the Bauhaus movement, gave a rational basis for conjoining artistic inspiration with the parametric constraints. Contemporary digital technologies provide new possibilities to enhance human creative potential by employing scientific methods. In search of material environment evaluation reference points, it is important to establish a robust connection of human mind and physical world. Subjectivity and intersubjectivity of experiences raise issues in human perception studies, involving both phenomenal and material processes. Embodied cognition reveals itself as an intuitive experience or discovery which provides a new perspective for the creative application. The authors aim to investigate the creative opportunities of automated shape generation systems. The main issue is to find a universal application of creative process analysis. Parametric constraints offer the opportunity to use statistical tools in art practice. These constraints are based on embodied cognition capabilities. Combined methods of qualitative and quantitative evaluation help to assess the contextual relevance of the object and to determine the cultural and pragmatic effectiveness of automated design solutions. The study offers theoretical and applied cross-disciplinary research direction to discover new creative means in material environment design, including architecture and urban planning.