A Study on the Influence of Emotional Design Directions of Ocean-themed Lighting on Visitors' Experience: Based on Kensei Engineering

As the demand for immersive experiences continues to grow, lighting is playing an increasingly important role in ocean-themed spaces.In the past, lighting in such spaces primarily focused on functional roles, but it is gradually evolving into a key design element that evokes emotions and creates atmosphere.However, most existing studies have concentrated on technical functions or aesthetic expressions, and there is still a lack of systematic discussion on how emotional design can enhance visitors' emotional experiences.The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of emotional lighting design in ocean-themed spaces on visitors' emotional experiences based on Kansei Engineering theory and to derive an evaluation framework and design implications.This study selected six representative ocean-themed spaces from both domestic and international contexts as case studies from the perspective of "emotional design interpretation".It established an emotional evaluation system for lighting.Through literature analysis, expert interviews, and semantic differential methods, six key emotional dimensions were identified.Based on these dimensions, a Likert-scale questionnaire was developed to collect visitors' subjective evaluation data.Subsequently, through mean value statistics and comparative analysis, the main lighting factors influencing visitors' emotional experiences were identified, and improvement measures were also proposed.This study aims to present a systematic framework for emotional lighting design in ocean-themed spaces, expand the applicability of Kansei Engineering in the field of spatial lighting, and provide theoretical and practical references for the emotional lighting design of related spaces in the future.