Designing Safe and Successful Places
Project Description and Informed Consent Statement:
Welcome to this iMOVE research collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology and Transport for NSW. The purpose of this project is to use the Movement & Place Framework to guide the development and testing of a prototype streetscape design assessment system using virtual environments, to gain insights into citizen perceptions of pedestrian-oriented urban design elements and safe system treatments. The insights gained from this study will contribute to balancing vehicle movement with place-making and pedestrian perceptions of safety in future street design, thus facilitating the development of safe and successful places.

The project investigates citizen perceptions of streetscapes scenarios using animated 360-degree virtual environment videos with binaural audio (360-degree audio).

The testing session will take approximately 18-25 minutes of your time.
Participation in this research is voluntary. You are free to withdraw at any time without penalty or consequences of any kind.
 

Chief Investigator details:

Professor Marcus White

Associate Investigators:
Professor Jeni Paay, Dr Ian Woodcock, Professor Hussein Dia, Tianyi Yang; Dr Nano Langenheim

 

Informed Consent Statement:

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1) I consent to participate in the project named above. I have been provided with a copy of the project consent information statement to which this consent form relates.
2) In relation to this project, I agree to the following:
I agree to complete questionnaires asking me about: my background/demographics, and experiences within the virtual environments

I acknowledge that:

(a)   my participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw from the project at any time without explanation;

(b)   the Swinburne project is for the purpose of research and not for profit;

(c)   any identifiable information about me which is gathered in the course of and as the result of my participating in this project will be (i) collected and retained for the purpose of this project and (ii) accessed and analysed by the researcher(s) for the purpose of conducting this project;

(d)   I understand the length of time researcher/s will have access to this information;

(e)   my anonymity is preserved, and I will not be identified in publications or otherwise without my express written consent.

I agree to participate in this project.