Abstract
Workplace stress is an ongoing concern for individuals, employers and communities, calling for innovative interventions. Benefits of play therapy, animal-assisted activities, and nurturing are well documented, yet workplaces restrictions often prevent unconventional solutions (such as bringing dogs to work) from being applied. To overcome these restrictions while taking advantage of recent research, we introduce a humancomputer- Animal interactive nurturing play system, aiming to alleviate workplace stress while minimising workplace disruption. Our proposed system connects workers with remote rescued dogs in nurturing play interactions, with the added benefit of promoting dog wellbeing. Through our current work-in-progress, this paper invites further consideration of how interactive technology design may facilitate workplace stress alleviation through remote nurturing play with animals.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2016 ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems |
Editors | Wendy Ju, Ronald Schroeter, Stephen Viller |
Place of Publication | New York NY USA |
Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) |
Pages | 153-156 |
Number of pages | 4 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450343152, 9781450340311 |
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Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | Designing Interactive Systems 2016 - Brisbane, Australia Duration: 4 Jun 2016 → 8 Jun 2016 https://dis2016.org/ |
Conference
Conference | Designing Interactive Systems 2016 |
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Abbreviated title | DIS 2016 |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Brisbane |
Period | 4/06/16 → 8/06/16 |
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Keywords
- Human-animal interaction
- Nurturing play
- Play
- Stress management
- Workplace stress