Evaluating Cultural Landscape Remediation Design Based on VR Technology

• Main Authors: Zhengsong Lin, Lu Zhang, Su Tang, Yang Song, Xinyue Ye
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
• Series: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
• Subjects: VR technology; visual aesthetic experience; ecological remediation evaluation; Tujia settlement area
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/10/6/423

Due to the recent excessive pursuit of rapid economic development in China, the cultural heritage resources have been gradually destroyed. This paper proposes cultural recovery and ecological remediation patterns, and adopts virtual reality (VR) technology to evaluate the visual aesthetic effect of the restored landscape. The results show that: (1) the average vegetation coverage increased, providing data support for remediation design evaluation; and (2) the fixation counts and average saccade counts of the subjects increased after the remediation design, indicating that the restored cultural landscape reduced visual fatigue and provided a better visual aesthetic experience. Furthermore, the comparative analysis of the quality of the water environment shows that the remediation design project improved the ecological environment quality of the relics area. The results of this study will contribute to rural revitalization in minority areas in southwest China.