Crimson Tendons: Designing a Mouse Usage Visualization System to Prevent Mouse Overuse Behaviors

  • Tiantian Zhao
  • , Anna Sui
  • , Jiale Shi
  • , Ting Hu
  • , Xiaoyu Zhang
  • , Xipei Ren*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Overuse of the mouse is one of the possible behaviors that trigger carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). In this study, we designed Crimson Tendons, a mouse use behavior visualization system. The system consists of a physical visualization device and a data canvas that records mouse usage data. The physical device uses flowing red liquid to map the mouse usage state. We proposed a preliminary user test and performed qualitative and quantitative analyses. The experimental results indicated that the device was attractive to users. They would choose to take active breaks to watch the flowing effect of the device, and this feedback would help us iterate on the design concept. The system has a novel design and contributes to the promotion of office health by helping to improve people’s work habits and reduce the risk of CTS and other related diseases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEntertainment Computing – ICEC 2023, 22nd IFIP TC 14 International Conference Proceedings
EditorsPaolo Ciancarini, Angelo Di Iorio, Helmut Hlavacs, Francesco Poggi
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages517-507
Number of pages11
ISBN (Print)9789819982479
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes
Event22nd IFIP TC 14 International Conference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2023 - Bologna, Italy
Duration: 15 Nov 202317 Nov 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume14455 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference22nd IFIP TC 14 International Conference on Entertainment Computing, ICEC 2023
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityBologna
Period15/11/2317/11/23

Keywords

  • Interaction Devices
  • Mouse Use
  • Office Health
  • Visualization

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