This paper discusses the importance of empirical research along with the design process as a mean of
cognitive inquiry within the field of Environment and Behavior Studies. Knowledge in the area of design,
be it large or small in scale, can be acquired through the physical appearance and users’ behavioral and
perceptual response. Designing usually deals with physical settings which have not yet existed; simulated
objects are thus crucial tools playing the role of environmental stimuli for perceptual responses.
Discussed in this paper are simulated tools which have been successfully tested to reach research solution
within the EBS field in a wide range of dimensions—Spatial/non-spatial, commercial / affective values,