Research On The Design Method Of Hospital Wayfinding Based On Virtual Reality Technology

With the acceleration of urbanization in our country and the improvement of medical disciplines,the scale and number of hospital buildings continue to grow,and the internal space becomes more and more complex.Under the existing hospital construction mode,the "threepart" layout characteristics and the inherent complexity of the hospital’s functional space make people’s wayfinding problems in the hospital widespread and long-term.Poor wayfinding will not only affect the patient’s medical experience,but also put more people at risk of nosocomial cross-infection.At this stage,the wayfinding design of hospital construction in our country mainly relies on the later logo design,and there is a lack of systematic way-finding design.Existing design methods are limited by processes and tools,and it is difficult to achieve interprofessional cooperation between different teams.It is also impossible to guide the hospital wayfinding design to adjust the scheme from the perspective of the behavioral needs of hospital users.Therefore,it is of practical significance to carry out the research on the wayfinding design method of hospital buildings according to the current situation of hospital construction in our country.Based on the actual project of a hospital in Xiongan New Area,Hebei Province,this study discusses an effective way-finding design method for hospital buildings based on virtual reality technology.Based on the research on the influencing factors,components and the characteristics of virtual reality technology for hospital wayfinding design,this research analyzes the feasibility and applicability of virtual reality technology for hospital wayfinding design research,and then discusses how to optimize and improve hospitals based on virtual environment.A system of methods for architectural wayfinding design.Due to the lack of local research evidence that can be used for reference in hospital wayfinding design,this study combed the basis and focus of optimal design by investigating a number of hospitals and combining existing wayfinding theories;after that,the aforementioned research results were used in a hospital design in Xiongan New Area,Hebei Province.A wayfinding design method for hospital buildings was constructed,and the method system was tested in four stages: the first stage was based on the collection of existing design data,studied the construction method of virtual reality environment and built the virtual reality environment of the hospital;the second stage uses the built virtual reality scene to carry out collaborative design of various professions.The third and fourth stages are to evaluate and optimize the plan.This paper summarizes two evaluation optimization methods: the first is that the designer himself tests and evaluates different patient streamlines in the virtual environment from the user’s perspective,then optimizes and adjusts;the second is to recruit subjects to complete the virtual environment wayfinding experiment,combined with the test feedback data,is used to evaluate and optimize the scheme.Finally,combined with the method trial in the actual design project and its effect,a wayfinding design method system based on virtual reality technology is summarized and constructed.In a word,this study analyzes the shortcomings of the existing hospital building design methods by studying the wayfinding design of hospital buildings,constructs a hospital wayfinding design method based on virtual reality technology,and discusses the problems in traditional hospital building design methods that are not conducive to solving the problems of patients.The problems of lack of collaboration among various majors in the wayfinding problem,lack of feedback from the user’s perspective,and lack of evidence-based basis for wayfinding design.Provide a new perspective for solving the wayfinding problem for patients in hospitals,and provide a certain reference for the design,lay a foundation for follow-up research.