SensorBadge: An Exploratory Study of an Ego-centricWearable Sensor System for Healthy Office Environments

Sensing technology is increasingly used to collect data about the workplace to provide insights into building performance and work activities. While such systems provide meaningful insights, they are a 'black box' in nature considering people as passive data subjects with no input into the sensing and data collection process. We propose a human-data interaction approach where human workers can opt-in using an ego-centric sensor platform - SensorBadge - that provides tools to collect and inspect personal ofce data. We describe a feld exploration of Sensorbadge to understand the wearability, usability, and usefulness of ego-centric data collection. Our results show that ofce sensing systems should ft seamlessly in the ofce routine of individuals, without asking for extra efort or creating conficts with work patterns. Data should be classifed and presented against a frame of reference for comparison and visualized to create understandable and actionable representations with personal control of their ofce environment.