The fractal nature of the everyday environment

If the size of a space is measured by counting the number of places availab le for a particular activity, rather than by using an absolute measure such as the square metre, then small people may find the world larger. Size mea sured by number of places becomes a function of the size of the user, and t he form of this function suggests that the everyday environment has a fract al dimension, a single number which may be associated with architectural qu alities. This measure was tested with an experiment based on children playi ng hide and seek and was used to explain some illusions of perception of si ze.