Reimagining the Virtual Workplace

SPRING 2020 - FALL 2020 • SENIOR HONORS THESIS

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote collaboration in virtual teams has become even more relevant than before. As a result, Virtual Reality (VR) may be the next emerging technology that can help people connect and collaborate across time and space.

The main goal of my honors thesis study is to investigate whether the design of VR workplace environments can enhance creativity.

More specifically, I will be comparing how 3 different VR workplace environments (unappealing v. aesthetically pleasing v. novel) affect the creativity levels of my participants.

VR Environments

360-degree environments designed on Sketch Up and rendered with Enscape.

Environment 1: Unappealing office environment.

Environment 1: Unappealing office environment.

Environment 2: Aesthetically pleasing workplace environment. 

Environment 2: Aesthetically pleasing workplace environment. 

Environment 3: Novel workplace environment. 

Environment 3: Novel workplace environment.