The Communication Effect by Collaborative Modelling Activity in Comlete Darkness

• Published in: Bulletin of Japanese Society for the Science of Design Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 2_103 - 2_110
• Main Authors: Kobayashi, Shigeo, Nakajima, Satoshi, Kobayashi, Miki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese Society for the Science of Design 30.09.2014; 一般社団法人 日本デザイン学会
• Subjects: Collaborative Creation; Darkness; Deprivation of Visual Sensory
• ISSN: 0910-8173; 2186-5221
• DOI: 10.11247/jssdj.61.2_103

This research examined interpersonal effects of visual existence in the collaborative work experimentally, and subjects were selected from kindergartners to university students. The investigated results are summarized as follows. 1) In complete darkness, compared with works in bright light, subjects tended to speak more and louder. This tendency was remarkable at the lower age under schoolchildren. In addition, more conversations with strangers were observed in darkness. 2) In darkness, collaborative works with the others were remarkably observed compared with the bright location. They were activated by body contact at the lower age, and activated by language at the higher age over high school students. 3) Although it was evaluated that collaborative work in darkness was difficult, the extraordinary pleasure which vision did not function, and interpersonal property which could be involved with the others without hesitation was indicated.