This year long pandemic has allowed Jeremy N. Bailenson in the Department of Communications at Stanford University to conduct research on Zoom fatigue and how to combat it. In his article, “Nonverbal Overload: A Theoretical Argument for the Causes of Zoom Fatigue” published February 23, 2021 in Technology, Mind and Behavior (volume 1, Issue 3), discusses the causes of Zoom fatigue and how to deal with it. He notes that his discussion, while based on theory and research, have yet to be directly tested and that while he uses Zoom as his point of reference, he means no disrespect. (Id. at 2.)
The author focuses on four possible causes of Zoom fatigue: “Excessive amounts of close-up eye gaze, cognitive load, increased self-evaluation from staring at video of oneself, and constraints on physical mobility.” (Id. at 3.)
