Job Boredom

Main researcher: Francesco Musolino

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Abstract

With the rise of automation, optimization, and digitalization in industrial settings, job boredom has become an increasingly relevant issue, especially in sectors like logistics, storage, transportation, and manufacturing. This research explores Mixed Reality as an innovative tool to mitigate job boredom by transforming work environments through gamification, interactive feedback, and virtual customizatio by addressing the core causes of job boredom found in literature:

  • Monotony
  • Loneliness
  • Lack of interest and meaning
  • Idle times
  • Incoherent task diffuculty

The hyphotized multidisciplinary approach integrates industrial design, psychology and information technology to develop immersive Mixed Reality interventions to be validated through quantitative and qualitative methodologies, including focus groups, UI usability tests, and cognitive load assessments conducted on workers.

Research questions

  • Can Mixed Reality reduce job boredom and increase workplace engagement?
  • Can avatar assistants reduce lonelines, provide engagement and aid successfully in daily routines?
  • How does Mixed Reality gamification and interactive feedback impact cognitive load and task execution?
  • Can Mixed Reality augmentations restore workers’ sense of control and creativity in repetitive job environments?
  • What ethical, cognitive, and ergonomic challenges must be addressed for the successful implementation of Mixed Reality in industrial settings?

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