The Walking Talking Stick: Understanding Automated Note-Taking in Walking Meetings

Haliburton, Luke; Bartłomiejczyk, Natalia; Woźniak, Paweł W.; Schmidt, Albrecht; Niess, Jasmin

doi:10.1145/3544548.3580986

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Exploring Smart Standing Desks to Foster a Healthier Workplace

Haliburton¹,

Kheirinejad

Schmidt³

et al. 2023

Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol.

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Sedentary behavior is endemic in modern workplaces, contributing to negative physical and mental health outcomes. Although adjustable standing desks are increasing in popularity, people still avoid standing. We developed an open-source plug-and-play system to remotely control standing desks and investigated three system modes with a three-week in-the-wild user study (N=15). Interval mode forces users to stand once per hour, causing frustration. Adaptive mode nudges users to stand every hour unless the user has stood already. Smart mode, which raises the desk during breaks, was the best rated, contributing to increased standing time with the most positive qualitative feedback. However, non-computer activities need to be accounted for in the future. Therefore, our results indicate that a smart standing desk that shifts modes at opportune times has the most potential to reduce sedentary behavior in the workplace. We contribute our open-source system and insights for future intelligent workplace well-being systems.

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Exploring Smart Standing Desks to Foster a Healthier Workplace

Haliburton¹,

Kheirinejad

Schmidt³

et al. 2023

Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol.

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VR-Hiking: Physical Exertion Benefits Mindfulness and Positive Emotions in Virtual Reality

Haliburton,

Pirker,

Holinski

et al. 2023

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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Exploring the great outdoors offers physical and mental health benefits. Hiking is healthy, provides a sense of accomplishment, and offers an opportunity to relax. However, a nature trip is not always possible, and there is a lack of evidence showing how these beneficial experiences can be replicated in Virtual Reality (VR). In response, we recruited (N=24) participants to explore a virtual mountain landscape in a within-subjects study with different levels of exertion: walking, using a chairlift, and teleporting. We found that physical exertion when walking produced significantly more positive emotions and mindfulness than other conditions. Our research shows that physically demanding outdoor activities in VR can be beneficial for the user and that the achievement of hiking up a virtual mountain on a treadmill positively impacts wellbeing. We demonstrate how physical exertion can be used to add mindfulness and positive affect to VR experiences and discuss consequences for VR designers.

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