DistKey: Incorporating Physical Activities into Daily Workflow through Spatially Distributed Hotkeys

Dongjun Han; Pingting Chen; Yutong Sun; Xiaoyu Zhang; Xipei Ren

doi:10.1145/3706598.3713625

DistKey: Incorporating Physical Activities into Daily Workflow through Spatially Distributed Hotkeys

Dongjun Han
, Pingting Chen
, Yutong Sun
, Xiaoyu Zhang
, Xipei Ren^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Beijing Institute of Technology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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Abstract

It is important to motivate healthy behaviors, especially in office environments. However, there are few systems which integrate physical engagement mechanisms in such environments. This paper presents the design and evaluation of DistKey, a set of hotkeys allocated in different spatial interfaces of the workspace, enabling users to engage in some office tasks through intentional body movements. Through a within-subject experiment with 20 office workers, we compared DistKey with a traditional keyboard to assess the health benefits and effectiveness of integrating exercise into the workflow. Our results confirmed the benefits of DistKey-led healthful interactions in enhancing physical health and reducing mental stress during different tasks at work. Based on our follow-up qualitative research, a range of design insights are discussed to enlighten the design and development of future healthful spatial interfaces for increased office vitality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400713941
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713625
Publication status	Published - 26 Apr 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2025 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 26 Apr 2025 → 1 May 2025

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Name	Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings

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Conference	2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 2025
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Yokohama
Period	26/04/25 → 1/05/25

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Proactive health behaviors
exergame-based human-spatial interaction
integration of physical activity into daily workflow
spatially distributed work method

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Han, D., Chen, P., Sun, Y., Zhang, X., & Ren, X. (2025). DistKey: Incorporating Physical Activities into Daily Workflow through Spatially Distributed Hotkeys. In CHI 2025 - Proceedings of the 2025 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Article 1206 (Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3713625

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DistKey: Incorporating Physical Activities into Daily Workflow through Spatially Distributed Hotkeys

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