| Title |
Comparison between Virtual Reality and Image as an Experimental Tool for Studying Burglars’ Target Selection of Residence |
| Authors |
박소연(Park, So-Yeon) ; 강경연(Kang, Kyung-Yeon) ; 이경훈(Lee, Kyung-Hoon) |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK.2021.37.5.77 |
| Keywords |
Virtual Reality; Housing Images; Behavioral Experiment; Burglary of Residence; Criminal Target Selection |
| Abstract |
This study was conducted to examine the advantages and possibilities of VR as a research method for residential burglary-related studies by
comparing two different experimental tools, image and VR. A hypothetical situation of a motivated burglar looking for an appropriate
criminal target within a typical detached house block in the suburbs was set up to investigate which architectural design variables the
participants used as clues for decision-making. As a result of comparing the image and VR, there was a meaningful difference between the
two test results. The same results were obtained from the variables related to the ease of intrusion, while variables related to the risk of
detection were only significant in the VR experiment. In addition, it was revealed that the participants made decisions based on more specific
judgments and comprehensively considered various environmental conditions in the VR experiment. This confirmed the advantages of VR as
an experimental tool for investigating the residential burglars’ target selection. Also, VR is expected to be utilized as a new experimental
tool, especially in the field of environmental behavior that investigates human behavior in a specific space with various environmental
variables. |