Augmented Spaces: Introducing a Technology-Supported Home Environment to Improve our Mental Health during “Work from Home” Isolation
dc.contributor.author | Revelo V. , Laura | |
dc.contributor.author | Thoring, Katja | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-24T18:25:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-12-24T18:25:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-01-04 | |
dc.description.abstract | During the COVID-19 pandemic many restrictions were implemented to prevent the spread of the disease. These restrictions included working from home (WFH) and self-isolating as much as possible. However, this situation had a negative impact on our mental health, causing depression and anxiety in many employees around the world. In this context, we hypothesized that our home spaces could become a catalyst of positive emotions through the use of technology-supported home environments, which use cyber-physical systems to reduce mental health symptoms during the lockdown. We used a qualitative approach, through interviews and cultural probes, to understand the experience of people who were forced to work from home during the lockdown. Additionally, we used a design science approach to explore technology-supported solutions that could enhance our home spaces. The result is a system that mixes analog and digital elements to create interactive rooms, which have a positive impact on people’s well-being. | |
dc.format.extent | 10 pages | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.24251/HICSS.2022.857 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-0-9981331-5-7 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10125/80198 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Proceedings of the 55th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Technological, Educational, and Organizational Impacts of Pandemics | |
dc.subject | cyber-physical systems | |
dc.subject | smart homes | |
dc.subject | social isolation | |
dc.subject | wellbeing | |
dc.subject | working from home | |
dc.title | Augmented Spaces: Introducing a Technology-Supported Home Environment to Improve our Mental Health during “Work from Home” Isolation | |
dc.type.dcmi | text |
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