How colour interventions in urban spaces affect residents' wellbeing

Historic old town of Alkmaar, North Holland, with typical coloured Dutch houses. Colour interventions in urban spaces can increase fascination, curiosity and physiological levels of arousal among people. Photo: AFP

Advocates of the metaverse expect tomorrow's city dwellers to spend a lot of time in this virtual universe. But what will the virtual cities of the future look like?

They could well be filled with vegetation and colourful designs to enhance the wellbeing of their avatarised inhabitants, a new French study suggests.