Cognitive Performance Improvement in a Workstation Design by Applying Biophilia and an Immersive Environment

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dc.contributor.advisorChow, George K.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberVos, Gordon A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberBannova, Olga
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCamba, Jorge D.
dc.creatorReyes, Claude
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-24T19:26:52Z
dc.date.available2019-06-24T19:26:52Z
dc.date.createdDecember 2018
dc.date.issued2018-12
dc.date.submittedDecember 2018
dc.date.updated2019-06-24T19:26:52Z
dc.description.abstractAn 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.
dc.description.departmentArchitecture and Design, Gerald D. Hines College of
dc.format.digitalOriginborn digital
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10657/4043
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsThe author of this work is the copyright owner. UH Libraries and the Texas Digital Library have their permission to store and provide access to this work. Further transmission, reproduction, or presentation of this work is prohibited except with permission of the author(s).
dc.subjectIsolated and confined environments
dc.subjectSensory deprivation
dc.subjectSensory neuroscience
dc.subjectSocial isolation
dc.subjectBiophilia
dc.subjectWorkstation
dc.subjectOffice worker
dc.subjectStroop Effect
dc.titleCognitive Performance Improvement in a Workstation Design by Applying Biophilia and an Immersive Environment
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dc.type.genreThesis
thesis.degree.collegeGerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design
thesis.degree.departmentArchitecture and Design, Gerald D. Hines College of
thesis.degree.disciplineIndustrial Design
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Houston
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science

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