"It’s not just Zoom. Popular video chat platforms have design flaws that exhaust the human mind and body. But there are easy ways to mitigate their effects.
Even as more people are logging onto popular video chat platforms to connect with colleagues, family and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic, Stanford researchers have a warning for you: Those video calls are likely tiring you out....
In the first peer-reviewed article that systematically deconstructs Zoom fatigue from a psychological perspective, published in the journal Technology, Mind and Behavior on Feb. 23, [Professor Jeremy] Bailenson [communications professor at Stanford University], has taken the medium apart and assessed Zoom on its individual technical aspects. He has identified four consequences of prolonged video chats that he says contribute to the feeling commonly known as 'Zoom fatigue.'
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Four reasons why
1) Excessive amounts of close-up eye contact is highly intense...
2) Seeing yourself during video chats constantly in real-time is fatiguing....
3) Video chats dramatically reduce our usual mobility....
4) The cognitive load is much higher in video chats."
Continue reading here to find out what the solutions are: https://news.stanford.edu/2021/02/23/four-causes-zoom-fatigue-solutions/
"If you are interested in measuring your own Zoom fatigue, you can take the survey here and participate in the research project."
