Fatigue and Stress Levels in Digital Collaboration: A Pilot Study with Video Conferencing and the Metaverse

Fabian Josef Stangl; René Riedl; Wolfgang Jonas Weitzl; Sebastian Martin

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-58396-4_9

Fatigue and Stress Levels in Digital Collaboration: A Pilot Study with Video Conferencing and the Metaverse

Fabian Josef Stangl, René Riedl, Wolfgang Jonas Weitzl, Sebastian Martin

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This pilot study investigated the effects of digital collaboration technologies on heart rate variability (HRV), fatigue, and perceived stress. Experimental data were collected from university students who performed a digital collaboration task in either the metaverse or MS Teams. Heart rate (HR) was measured at baseline and throughout the task using an electrocardiogram-based measurement device (Polar H7 chest strap). HRV data (time domain metrics) and self-reported data were compared during and after the task and between groups. The results show that digital collaboration technologies cause a decrease in parasympathetic activity (RMSSD) with higher self-reported stress levels of individuals collaborating in metaverse compared to those working with the videoconferencing tool MS Teams. These results suggest that digital collaboration technologies are related to variations in parasympathetic nervous system activity and perceived stress, suggesting that monitoring autonomic nervous system activity during digital collaboration needs to be considered to counteract symptoms of fatigue or digital stress.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Information Systems and Neuroscience - NeuroIS Retreat 2023
Editors	Fred D. Davis, René Riedl, Jan vom Brocke, Pierre-Majorique Léger, Adriane B. Randolph, Gernot R. Müller-Putz
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	89-103
Number of pages	15
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-58396-4
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-58395-7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58396-4_9
Publication status	Published - 26 Jul 2024
Event	NeuroIS Retreat 2023 - Hotel Schloss Wilhelminenberg, Vienna, Austria Duration: 30 May 2023 → 1 Jun 2023 http://www.neurois.org/neurois-retreat-2023/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation
Volume	68
ISSN (Print)	2195-4968
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-4976

Conference

Conference	NeuroIS Retreat 2023
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	30.05.2023 → 01.06.2023
Internet address	http://www.neurois.org/neurois-retreat-2023/

Keywords

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) Activity
Digital Collaboration
Digital Stress
Experimental Design
Fatigue
Heart Rate (HR)
Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
NeuroIS

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Stangl, F. J., Riedl, R., Weitzl, W. J., & Martin, S. (2024). Fatigue and Stress Levels in Digital Collaboration: A Pilot Study with Video Conferencing and the Metaverse. In F. D. Davis, R. Riedl, J. vom Brocke, P.-M. Léger, A. B. Randolph, & G. R. Müller-Putz (Eds.), Information Systems and Neuroscience - NeuroIS Retreat 2023 (pp. 89-103). (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation; Vol. 68). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58396-4_9

Stangl, Fabian Josef ; Riedl, René ; Weitzl, Wolfgang Jonas et al. / Fatigue and Stress Levels in Digital Collaboration: A Pilot Study with Video Conferencing and the Metaverse. Information Systems and Neuroscience - NeuroIS Retreat 2023. editor / Fred D. Davis ; René Riedl ; Jan vom Brocke ; Pierre-Majorique Léger ; Adriane B. Randolph ; Gernot R. Müller-Putz. Cham : Springer, 2024. pp. 89-103 (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation).

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Stangl, FJ , Riedl, R , Weitzl, WJ & Martin, S 2024, Fatigue and Stress Levels in Digital Collaboration: A Pilot Study with Video Conferencing and the Metaverse. in FD Davis, R Riedl, J vom Brocke, P-M Léger, AB Randolph & GR Müller-Putz (eds), Information Systems and Neuroscience - NeuroIS Retreat 2023. Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation, vol. 68, Springer, Cham, pp. 89-103, NeuroIS Retreat 2023, Vienna, Austria, 30.05.2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58396-4_9

Fatigue and Stress Levels in Digital Collaboration: A Pilot Study with Video Conferencing and the Metaverse. / Stangl, Fabian Josef ; Riedl, René ; Weitzl, Wolfgang Jonas et al.
Information Systems and Neuroscience - NeuroIS Retreat 2023. ed. / Fred D. Davis; René Riedl; Jan vom Brocke; Pierre-Majorique Léger; Adriane B. Randolph; Gernot R. Müller-Putz. Cham: Springer, 2024. p. 89-103 (Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organisation; Vol. 68).

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