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Item Cognitive Performance Improvement in a Workstation Design by Applying Biophilia and an Immersive Environment(2018-12) Reyes, Claude; Chow, George K.; Vos, Gordon A.; Bannova, Olga; Camba, Jorge D.An isolated and confined environment, which can be categorized as low, moderate, and extreme risk, is detrimental to the physiological and psychosocial well-being from office workers to space crewmembers. Countermeasures in mitigating the detrimental effects of sensory deprivation and social isolation in an office setting can potentially be applied to long-duration space missions. Moreover, despite the vast amount of research on detrimental effects, little is known on the effects of a wind or air somatosensorial feedback in an immersive virtual environment. A novel office workstation solution, which integrated a biophilic immersive environment and wind feedback, was designed and built. Other workstation design factors included a simple market research, construction & assembly, and ergonomics. The experiment was comprised of comparing 4 environmental conditions. An iPad mini app-based typing (keyboarding) test, Stroop Effect, and a cognitively demanding game (Mastermind) assessments were administered to quantitively measure task-oriented performance in the workstation. The study results were evaluated on the usefulness of the workstation countermeasures, and future development of solutions. Lastly, this study is part of a growing body of research about sensory and socially deprived environments.