Focus Assistant: Identifying the Level of Motivation in Computer Users.

Abstract

Focus Assistant is a software that will help the user to be concerned about their health and refrain them from overworking and also will guide them back to work when they get distracted for a prolonged time. The system consists of two specific parts as the user should be alerted when distracted and the user should be notified to take a break if overworking. One of the main objectives of this paper is to identify the features and requirements that should be implemented in the system. The aim of this research was to reviews articles and other works related to the topic to get an understanding of the features that could be implemented in the system, and technologies that could be used regarding the system. By gaining a thorough understanding of the related work the expected results of the system would be that it helps the user to be focus on work by alerting them when they are distracted and as well as keeping their health unaffected in stressful work environments by asking them to practice some tasks such as to have water breaks, to move stretch and relax their muscles and take eye rests. There are software applications and systems that guide the user to take breaks if overworking and to practice ergonomic guidelines and also there are tools and chrome extensions that keep the user from getting distracted from their tasks. But Focus Assistant will be the first desktop application that would have both the options, so the user can focus on their health as well as not be distracted from their tasks for long periods. Finally, suitable features for the system are reviewed based on the information gathered from the related work.