Putting Space Syntax to the Test

While space syntax analysis has been widely applied to archaeological sites (including Pompeii), it is fundamentally limited by its isolation within the social sciences and omission of decoration from human cognition movement structures. At same time, phenomenology in archaeology typically arisen physical experiences a number professional archaeologists landscape, with little interest digital embodiment virtual spaces. The Virtual Pompeii Project produced an updated version which combines network measures common visibility graphs produce predictive models set three ancient Roman houses Pompeii. These are tested through navigation subjects, demonstrating significance shaping movement, and, quantitative qualitative data, value digitally embodied phenomenology. This points ahead use crowd-sourced, web-based global testing, diversifying subject pool far beyond narrow bounds classicists or archaeologists.