Finlay et al (2006)

• Casino design 1: Kranes (1995)


  Playground Layout Model.

  - Suggested that casino should be simple and easy to understand, with space having pleasing and familiar elements, having e.g., sunlight, greenspace and moving water (inducing feelings of freedom and security).

  
• Casino design 2: Friedman (2000)


  Twist and Turn Layout Model.

  - Suggested that machines should be the dominant feature of the decor and that other designs should be limited to highlight the machines.

  - e.g., ceiling should be low (to draw attention to machines), areas should be made of small pathways (reducing legibility and coherence.

  
• Experimental design


  Quasi-experimental design.
• How was DV operationalised?

  Measures of emotional reactions to casinos were collected from people who gambled in 6 casinos.
• Sample


  48 individuals.
• Sampling technique


  Volunteer (from Las Vegas, Nevada).
• Recruitment process


  - 2-3 participants paired with one researcher, group went on to visit 4 casinos.

  - Process was replicated for each of 4 researchers, so all 16 casinos rated by at least 3 individuals.
• Results


  - Kranes-type casinos yielded significantly higher ratings than Friedman-type casinos on pleasure and restoration.
• Conclusion


  - Future research should focus on design variations that can be built into a Friedman-type setting to enhance restoration.