An Integrative and Comprehensive Methodology for Studying Aesthetic Experience in the Field: Merging Movement Tracking, Physiology, and Psychological Data

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 102-135

  Tröndle, Martin ^a,b   Greenwood, Steven ^c   Kirchberg, Volker ^d   Tschacher, Wolfgang ^e  

^a ZEPPELIN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c Self employed Media Artist   (Germany)

^d LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

aesthetic experience; embodiment; museum; physiology; research method; tracking; visitor behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DATA SET; MOVEMENT; MUSEUM; PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84890485784     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916512453839     Document Type: Article

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