國立虎尾科技大學 |

How Pervasive Virtual Reality (PVR) Can Augment the Perception of Working From Home (WFH) Environments.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	How Pervasive Virtual Reality (PVR) Can Augment the Perception of Working From Home (WFH) Environments./
Author:	Hosseini, Zahrasadat.
Description:	1 online resource (161 pages)
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-07.
Contained By:	Masters Abstracts International85-07.
Subject:	Design. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798381363951

How Pervasive Virtual Reality (PVR) Can Augment the Perception of Working From Home (WFH) Environments.
Hosseini, Zahrasadat.

How Pervasive Virtual Reality (PVR) Can Augment the Perception of Working From Home (WFH) Environments. - 1 online resource (161 pages)

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-07.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oklahoma State University, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

Communication technologies have revolutionized the nature of work. Working from home (WFH) has allowed companies to be more agile and prepare for crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. WFH is expected to become more popular as traditional workways evolve. Furthermore, the recent launch of affordable virtual reality (VR) head-mounted devices (HMD) in the consumer market has drawn attention to this technology, because when combined with advancements in wireless communication technology, mobile technology, and context-aware devices, HMDs facilitate use of mixed-reality environments at home. Of the many studies on traditional WFH issues, some have highlighted concerns such as equipment deficiencies, social isolation, and insufficient spatial dimensions. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how pervasive VR (PVR), which constructs mixed-reality environments using real-world environmental information, can augment the perception of WFH environments in comparison with the traditional WFH environment to mitigate these issues. In Phase 1 of the research, an anonymous survey link was sent to design professionals working remotely, to collect primary data and determine what type of equipment, furniture, and settings were in their home offices. Participants were asked about their challenges and psychological states while working remotely. Phase 2 consisted of creating a home workspace, based on data gathered in Phase 1, then re-creating this room in PVR with the same characteristics. Sixty participants were assigned randomly to three groups: the actual WFH environment and two PVR environments with varying levels of immersiveness (i.e., "Passthrough" and "Fully Immersive"). The participants' overall impressions of these three conditions were evaluated based on their responses to six variables: pleasure, arousal, dominance, satisfaction, sense of presence, and cognitive load. To complement the subjective survey data, psychophysiological data were collected using electrocardiogram sensors. These measures were obtained during a design task assigned to participants. Last, participants' design outcomes were evaluated by three design professional according to the Creative Solutions Diagnosis Scale. The study found greater design creativity and higher satisfaction with existing elements in the Passthrough environment. Additionally, overall satisfaction correlated positively with pleasure in the Passthrough and Actual conditions. Moreover, physical keyboards retained a higher level of effectiveness than virtual keyboards.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798381363951Subjects--Topical Terms:

595500
Design.
Subjects--Index Terms:

Cognitive loadIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

How Pervasive Virtual Reality (PVR) Can Augment the Perception of Working From Home (WFH) Environments.
LDR:03953ntm a22003977 4500 001 1142671
005 20240422071043.5
006 m o d
007 cr mn ---uuuuu
008 250605s2023 xx obm 000 0 eng d
020 $a 9798381363951
035 $a (MiAaPQ)AAI30574126
035 $a AAI30574126
040 $a MiAaPQ $b eng $c MiAaPQ $d NTU
100 1 $a Hosseini, Zahrasadat. $3 1467083
245 1 0 $a How Pervasive Virtual Reality (PVR) Can Augment the Perception of Working From Home (WFH) Environments.
264 0 $c 2023
300 $a 1 online resource (161 pages)
336 $a text $b txt $2 rdacontent
337 $a computer $b c $2 rdamedia
338 $a online resource $b cr $2 rdacarrier
500 $a Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 85-07.
500 $a Advisor: Chandrasekera, Tilanka.
502 $a Thesis (M.S.)--Oklahoma State University, 2023.
504 $a Includes bibliographical references
520 $a Communication technologies have revolutionized the nature of work. Working from home (WFH) has allowed companies to be more agile and prepare for crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. WFH is expected to become more popular as traditional workways evolve. Furthermore, the recent launch of affordable virtual reality (VR) head-mounted devices (HMD) in the consumer market has drawn attention to this technology, because when combined with advancements in wireless communication technology, mobile technology, and context-aware devices, HMDs facilitate use of mixed-reality environments at home. Of the many studies on traditional WFH issues, some have highlighted concerns such as equipment deficiencies, social isolation, and insufficient spatial dimensions. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate how pervasive VR (PVR), which constructs mixed-reality environments using real-world environmental information, can augment the perception of WFH environments in comparison with the traditional WFH environment to mitigate these issues. In Phase 1 of the research, an anonymous survey link was sent to design professionals working remotely, to collect primary data and determine what type of equipment, furniture, and settings were in their home offices. Participants were asked about their challenges and psychological states while working remotely. Phase 2 consisted of creating a home workspace, based on data gathered in Phase 1, then re-creating this room in PVR with the same characteristics. Sixty participants were assigned randomly to three groups: the actual WFH environment and two PVR environments with varying levels of immersiveness (i.e., "Passthrough" and "Fully Immersive"). The participants' overall impressions of these three conditions were evaluated based on their responses to six variables: pleasure, arousal, dominance, satisfaction, sense of presence, and cognitive load. To complement the subjective survey data, psychophysiological data were collected using electrocardiogram sensors. These measures were obtained during a design task assigned to participants. Last, participants' design outcomes were evaluated by three design professional according to the Creative Solutions Diagnosis Scale. The study found greater design creativity and higher satisfaction with existing elements in the Passthrough environment. Additionally, overall satisfaction correlated positively with pleasure in the Passthrough and Actual conditions. Moreover, physical keyboards retained a higher level of effectiveness than virtual keyboards.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Ann Arbor, Mich. : $c ProQuest, $d 2024
538 $a Mode of access: World Wide Web
650 4 $a Design. $3 595500
650 4 $a Communication. $3 556422
653 $a Cognitive load
653 $a Design creativity
653 $a Pervasive virtual reality
653 $a Productivity
653 $a Remote designers
653 $a Working from Home
655 7 $a Electronic books. $2 local $3 554714
690 $a 0389
690 $a 0459
710 2 $a ProQuest Information and Learning Co. $3 1178819
710 2 $a Oklahoma State University. $b Design, Housing, & Merchandising. $3 1467071
773 0 $t Masters Abstracts International $g 85-07.
856 4 0 $u http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=30574126 $z click for full text (PQDT)