According to Montello (2005) way finding is a basic part of navigation combining with movement. He said;
“Coordinated and goal-directed movement of one's self (one's body) through the environment”.
By this method way finding can be understood as;
“Goal-directed and planned movement of one's body around an environment in an efficient way”.
The pedestrian is capable of physical actions and owns mental capabilities that permit collaboration with the surroundings. The physical action of the pedestrian includes detection of spaces and formulation of movement. The pedestrian react to the surroundings through the physical actions and obtains sensory input in a repeated loop. By these dealings the pedestrian obtain …show more content…
These are characterised by their size in comparison to human body which are figural, vista, environmental and geographical. From the above we can put forward that vista space and environmental space are applicable for the most common navigation tasks. Vista space gives information about the surrounding of a person which is visually held without movement. It is the space which is significant for navigation when the pedestrian reaches at a decision point. The space at a street junction can be classified as vista space. The environmental space is the space at a bigger scale where navigation takes place from starting point to destination. Such space type cannot be held without movement, because it is very big to be professed. Brief experience alone does not permit to form a mental model of this space, but it can be learned repeated exposure to it.
b. Image Depiction
Image depiction, introduced by Johnson (1987) states our understanding of physical reality. It claims that the mind can only be inferred if the body experiences it and those are taken into account. According to Johnson image depiction means –
“A recurring, dynamic pattern of our perceptual interactions and motor programs that gives coherence and structure to our experience. In order for us to have meaningful, connected experiences that we can comprehend and reason about, there must be a pattern and order to our actions, perceptions and