Augmented Spaces: Introducing a Technology-Supported Home Environment to Improve our Mental Health during “Work from Home” Isolation

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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
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