Guy Debord and the Situationists theorized about the psychological impact of space
on the viewer. However, their work was mostly confined to writing, drawing, and architectural models.
Walt Disney, although he did theorize about it, did build theme parks with spaces designed for their psychological effects
on the viewer. However, while the Situationists believed that these spaces should be
constantly altered by active inhabitants according to their needs and whims, Walt Disney's spaces sought to comfort
and entertain their more passive inhabitants. These differing approaches to constructing physical spaces for
psychological effect can suggest strategies for the design of interactive computer spaces.
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