EFFECTS OF ARTIFICIAL WINDOW IN AN ENCLOSED PERSONALIZED WORK ENVIRONMENT ON USERS’ PSYCHOLOGY AND PRODUCTIVITY

Abstract

The present study examined the impact of an artificial window in an enclosed personalized work environment (PWE) on users’ psychology and productivity through two subject experiments. The results showed that projecting a natural landscape on an artificial window improved the space impression of PWE and ease of work-related activities. However, there was a possibility that people with higher neurotic tendencies were not preferred the artificial window. Additionally, an artificial window in the PWE improved the number of correct answers to a task simulating an online meeting, which was related to psychological improvements such as ease of communication.