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Analysis on the Current Virtual Workplace Design Trends, and a Proposal for the Design Directions of the Future Virtual Workplace - Based on 12 Current Virtual Workplace Platforms -

가상 업무 공간의 디자인 현황 분석 및 향후 디자인 방법에 관한 제언 - 12개의 현행 사례의 비교분석을 중심으로 -

  • 조경현 (한국과학기술원 문화기술대학원) ;
  • 엄유정 (한국과학기술원 문화기술대학원) ;
  • 최혁진 (한국과학기술원 문화기술대학원) ;
  • 이승현 (한국과학기술원 문화기술대학원) ;
  • 차승현 (한국과학기술원 문화기술대학원)
  • Received : 2022.11.01
  • Accepted : 2022.11.29
  • Published : 2022.12.31
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Abstract

Recently, remote work has arisen due to the social atmosphere and advancement of digital technology. Although effective in premeditated communications such as conferences or meetings, the current technology such as messengers and video chats insufficiently supports impromptu communications like a chance encounter, daily conversation with colleagues, or brief instant meetings. This causes various problems such as a decrease in social belonging and an increase in social isolation. The virtual workplace, which emerged as an alternative to this technology, is merely replicating the workplace layouts in reality with an absence of the proper design guideline. Therefore, this paper aims to establish the foundation for the better design of the virtual workplace for remote-work employees. The research compared 12 current workplace cases with the analysis with 5 categories(Spatial Composition, Scale, Individual & Collaboration Workplace, Socializing Space), and discovered the following results: 1) some design principles of the real workplace can be applied on the virtual workplace design, 2) the architectural components of the virtual workplace can differ from them of the real. Based on the results, the research suggests both the appropriate design methodologies of the virtual workplace considering the design principles of the real office layouts, and the design direction for the future of the virtual workplace. This research will be the foundation for the future design of the virtual workplace.

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본 논문은 2019년 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단의 인문사회분야 신진연구자지원사업의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임 (NRF-2019S1A5A8033205).

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