The main and interaction effects of species abundance and urban density on perceived restorative potential of urban green-spaces

Intro

This virtual reality application is powered by [World vizard] (http://www.worldviz.com/vizard-virtual-reality-software/) virtual reality development software. The application executes an experiment related to examination of impact of built-landscape attributes on human percieved mental health. It is developed for a colloborative project between NC State Center for Geospatial analytics and Univerisity of Illinois, Deparrtment of Recreation, Sport, Tourism.

Dependencies and requirements

• Oculus headset CV1 or DK2
• Oculus runtime 0.8 for oculus DK2
• Latest oculus runtime for CV1
• Windows Joystick controller (eg., xbox 360)

Installation

1. Download the repository
2. Copy the IVE_experiment folder on C drive.
3. For DK2 : Make sure that the Oculus sdk runtime 0.8 is installed, otherwise use the provided installer to install it.
4. For CV1 : Open Config.txt from IVE_experiment/Config directory, Change the runtime attribute to the most recent Oculus runtime version (eg., 1.3)

Running the application

1. Make sure the Joytick is on before running the application
2. Run IVE_experiment.exe