Looking at computer-visualized interior wood: A qualitative assessment using focus groups

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 113-120

  Nordvik, Enar ^a   Broman, N Olof ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interior wood; Preferences; Qualitative method; Visualization

Indexed keywords

WOOD;

COMPUTER VISUALIZATION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMAN PERCEPTION; HUMAN REACTION; INTERIOR WOOD; LEARN+; PREFERENCE; QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; QUALITATIVE METHOD; SUBJECTIVE QUALITY;

VISUALIZATION;

BRIGHTNESS; COMPUTERS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WOOD PROPERTIES;

EID: 65049090262     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-008-1008-y     Document Type: Article

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