Elisângela Vilar

Biography

Elisângela Brito Pessôa Vilar. Graduated in Architecture and Urbanism (UFPE-1997), MBA in Tourism and Hotel Management (UVA – 2002), with a PhD in Ergonomics and Human Factors (ULisboa – 2012) and a Post-Doc in Design (ULisboa – 2021). She is a research assistant at the Lisbon School of Architecture – ULisboa and an integrated member of the CIAUD – Research Center in Architecture, Urbanism and Design (FAULisboa). She is also a collaborating researcher at the Interactive Technologies Institute – ITI/Larsys (ULisboa). She has several articles in specialised journals, works in conference proceedings, and published book chapters. Elisângela Vilar is the author of a book on the scope of Virtual and Augmented Reality for Architecture and Design (https://www.cienciavitae.pt/portal/BB10-095F-8DB2) and has technical production in the area of architecture and interiors. She has already participated in European research projects and projects funded by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundations – FCT. Her work focuses on the areas of Architecture and Design, emphasising Ergonomics, User Experience, and Usability, using new technologies, particularly Virtual Reality, to study human behaviour during interaction with the built environment, products and systems. In her professional activity, she has interacted with several collaborators in the execution of projects in partnership with companies and scientific works. She has supervised master’s and doctoral theses in Interaction Design, Ergonomics, Architecture, and Design.

Publications

2023

Wang, Zihao; He, Renke; Rebelo, Francisco; Vilar, Elisângela; Noriega, Paulo

Correction to: Human interaction with virtual reality: investigating pre-evacuation efficiency in building emergency Journal Article

In: Virtual Real., vol. 27, no. 1, pp. 495, 2023.

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Wang, Zihao; He, Renke; Rebelo, Francisco; Vilar, Elisângela; Noriega, Paulo

Human interaction with virtual reality: investigating pre-evacuation efficiency in building emergency Journal Article

In: Virtual Real., vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 1039–1050, 2023.

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2022

Figueiredo, Carlos Manuel; Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo; Vilar, Elisângela

Storyboards in VR Narratives Planning: How to Create and Evaluate Them Inproceedings

In: HCI (43), pp. 13–32, Springer, 2022.

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Rafael, Sónia; Santiago, Eunice; Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo; Vilar, Elisângela

Bio-Centred Interaction Design: A New Paradigm for Human-System Interaction Inproceedings

In: HCI (22), pp. 69–79, Springer, 2022.

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Vilar, Elisângela; Monteiro, Milena; Rafael, Sónia; Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo

Developing Personas in UX Process: A Case Study for a Web-Documentary to Increase Empathy Among Social Groups Inproceedings

In: HCI (20), pp. 93–107, Springer, 2022.

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2021

Noriega, Paulo; Vilar, Elisângela; Figueiredo, André; Brito, Catarina; Carvalho, Joana; Rebelo, Francisco

Costs for Road Safety of Countering the Automatic Processes of Natural Reading in the Design of Horizontal Road Information Inproceedings

In: AHFE (3), pp. 581–588, Springer, 2021.

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Vinagre, Filipa; Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo; Vilar, Elisângela

Teaching Emotions with Gaming: A Solution of a Complex Concept Inproceedings

In: AHFE (3), pp. 866–873, Springer, 2021.

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Paixão, Carlos; Vilar, Elisângela; Noriega, Paulo; Rebelo, Francisco

Can a Stealth Game Be Used to Learn Interaction Design Concepts? Inproceedings

In: AHFE (3), pp. 882–889, Springer, 2021.

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Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo; Vilar, Elisângela; Filgueiras, Ernesto

Ergonomics and Human Factors Research Challenges: The ErgoUX Lab Case Study Inproceedings

In: AHFE (3), pp. 912–922, Springer, 2021.

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2020

Rebelo, Francisco; Santos, Daniela; Noriega, Paulo; Figueiredo, Carlos Manuel; Oliveira, Tiago; Vilar, Elisângela

Expected Architects Acceptance of a BIM Tool to Optimize the Building Energetic Performance Inproceedings

In: AHFE (3), pp. 249–255, Springer, 2020.

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Pôrto, Marília; Noriega, Paulo; Rebelo, Francisco; Vilar, Elisângela

Color and Emotion: A Literature Review to Apply in Virtual Reality Environments Inproceedings

In: AHFE (3), pp. 269–274, Springer, 2020.

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Vilar, Elisângela; Noriega, Paulo; Borges, Tânia; Rebelo, Francisco; Ramos, Sara

Can an Environmental Feature Influence Interview Anxiety? - A Virtual Reality Study Inproceedings

In: HCI (22), pp. 351–369, Springer, 2020.

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2019

Vilar, Elisângela; Noriega, Paulo; Rebelo, Francisco; Galrão, Inês; Semedo, Daniel; Graça, Nuno

Exploratory Study to Investigate the Influence of a Third Person on an Individual Emergency Wayfinding Decision Inproceedings

In: AHFE (4), pp. 452–461, Springer, 2019.

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2018

Vilar, Elisângela; Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo

Smart Systems in Emergency Wayfinding: A Literature Review Inproceedings

In: HCI (19), pp. 379–388, Springer, 2018.

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2017

Almeida, Ana; Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo; Vilar, Elisângela

Virtual Reality Self Induced Cybersickness: An Exploratory Study Inproceedings

In: AHFE (4), pp. 26–33, Springer, 2017.

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Vilar, Elisângela; Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo

Comparing Three Stimulus Presentation Types in a Virtual Reality Experiment to Human Wayfinding Behavior During Emergency Situation Inproceedings

In: AHFE (4), pp. 34–44, Springer, 2017.

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2014

Vilar, Elisângela; Duarte, Emília; Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo; Vilar, Ernesto Filgueiras

A Pilot Study Using Virtual Reality to Investigate the Effects of Emergency Egress Signs Competing with Environmental Variables on Route Choices Inproceedings

In: HCI (10), pp. 369–377, Springer, 2014.

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2013

Vilar, Elisângela; Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo; Teixeira, Luís; Duarte, Emília; Filgueiras, Ernesto

Are Emergency Egress Signs Strong Enough to Overlap the Influence of the Environmental Variables? Inproceedings

In: HCI (11), pp. 205–214, Springer, 2013.

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Duarte, Emília; Rebelo, Francisco; Teixeira, Luís; Vilar, Elisângela; Teles, Júlia; Noriega, Paulo

Sense of Presence in a VR-Based Study on Behavioral Compliance with Warnings Inproceedings

In: HCI (11), pp. 362–371, Springer, 2013.

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Teixeira, Luís; Vilar, Elisângela; Duarte, Emília; Noriega, Paulo; Rebelo, Francisco; Silva, Fernando Moreira

Strategy for the Development of a Walk-In-Place Interface for Virtual Reality Inproceedings

In: HCI (11), pp. 419–426, Springer, 2013.

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Dinis, Susana; Duarte, Emília; Noriega, Paulo; Teixeira, Luís; Vilar, Elisângela; Rebelo, Francisco

Evaluating Emotional Responses to the Interior Design of a Hospital Room: A Study Using Virtual Reality Inproceedings

In: HCI (11), pp. 475–483, Springer, 2013.

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2011

Duarte, M. Emília C.; Vilar, Elisângela; Rebelo, Francisco; Teles, Júlia; Almeida, Ana

Some Evidences of the Impact of Environment's Design Features in Routes Selection in Virtual Environments Inproceedings

In: HCI (13), pp. 154–163, Springer, 2011.

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Vilar, Elisângela; Rebelo, Francisco; Noriega, Paulo; Teixeira, Luís

Environmental Affordances as a Way to Help in the Design of Videogame Worlds Inproceedings

In: HCI (9), pp. 323–331, Springer, 2011.

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2007

Vilar, Elisângela; Filgueiras, Ernesto; Rebelo, Francisco

Methodology to Apply a Usability Testing by Non Specialized People: Evaluation of the European Platform "e-Exhibitions" Inproceedings

In: HCI (17), pp. 359–367, Springer, 2007.

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