The Four Horsemen of Zoom Fatigue

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The phrase “Zoom fatigue” was quick to catch on in the early days of the pandemic. In the scramble to take our lives online, videoconferencing became a workday staple with some of us spending upwards of 20 hours per week on Zoom.

Prompted by this boom, communication Professor, Jeremy Bailenson, examined the psychological consequences of spending hours per day on these platforms.

In the first peer-reviewed article that systematically deconstructs Zoom fatigue from a psychological perspective, Bailenson has taken the medium apart and assessed Zoom on its individual technical aspects. In doing so, he identified the four horsemen of video chat fatigue, outlining how the medium violates the natural rules of human communication.

Download “The Four Horsemen of Zoom Fatigue” white paper to read the full article.