An interactive system for supporting kickboxing acute stress relief of computer workers at home

Sammanfattning

The purpose of this article was to explore how might an interactive artifact facilitate kickboxing acute stress relief for computer workers in home environments. This thesis suggested an interactive kickboxing acute stress relief system. This system employs an eye tracker to detect high acute stress levels via the laptop camera and subtly display a half transparent red cloud with kickboxing text in part of the screen to help increase awareness and promote kickboxing. The user can then kick a pad under the desk while sitting, or kick or punch pads on the wall while standing to interact with the color of the cloud or LED bars, changing it from red to green and receiving flashes when the set goal is completed. This design utilized an artificial intelligence eye tracker and JavaScript code within an HTML context. Testing results with users showed that the interaction was effective in facilitating kickboxing acute stress relief for computer workers in home environments.