@inproceedings{HofferLellMaraletal.2023, author = {Hoffer, Sabrina and Lell, Alice and Maral, Muhammed and Rosbach, Emely and Reuter, Hannah and Muhammad, Muhammad and Talabani-Durmus, Larin and Ziegler, Carina and Peintner, Jakob and Riener, Andreas}, title = {HapTech: Intelligent controls in public spaces through mid-air haptic interaction}, booktitle = {Mensch und Computer 2023 - Workshopband}, editor = {Hirsch, L. and Kurz, M. and Wagener, N.}, publisher = {Gesellschaft f{\"u}r Informatik e.V.}, address = {Bonn}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.18420/muc2023-mci-src-404}, year = {2023}, language = {en} } @thesis{Hoffer2024, author = {Hoffer, Sabrina}, title = {The impact of multisensory relaxation on people's well-being during work breaks}, publisher = {Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt}, address = {Ingolstadt}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:573-50693}, pages = {74}, school = {Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt}, year = {2024}, abstract = {In recent years, the feeling of stress at work has increased significantly due to various factors such as constant deadline pressure, work overload and insufficient breaks. This work investigates the effects of multisensory relaxation techniques on workers' well-being during work breaks. Using a qualitative research approach that combines semi-structured interviews and an experimental study, it is analyzed how multisensory stimuli — including auditory, visual, haptic and olfactory — could be integrated into work environments to maximize the recovery effect, particularly during short breaks. The study starts with identifying current stress factors in the workplace and workers' relaxation preferences. In addition, the openness of employees and employers to the introduction of new relaxation techniques is examined. Based on these findings, a first implementation proposal for a practical experiment will be developed. The results from the experiment show a tendency that the use of multisensory relaxation techniques can effectively reduce the feeling of stress, even during short breaks. Finally, practice-oriented recommendations for the implementation of these techniques for work environments and suggestions for future research are formulated.}, language = {en} }