Space exploration has advanced rapidly, but the emotional needs of astronauts on long-duration missions remain underexplored. We present ReHome Earth, a dual-component design approach addressing space homesickness: 1) a future-oriented installation concept integrating transparent OLED displays with spaceship windows for real-time Earth connectivity, and 2) a functional VR prototype simulating astronaut isolation for testing AI-generated content effectiveness. Since accessing astronauts during missions is impossible, we conducted concept validation with terrestrial participants experiencing geographic displacement. Through evaluation with 84 proxy participants and 6 HCI experts, we demonstrate strong emotional resonance and validate three design implications: emotional pacing mechanisms, explainable biophysical feedback systems, and evolution from individual tools to collective affective infrastructure. Our contributions include a technically feasible space installation concept, a functional VR prototype for space HCI research, and empirical insights into the design of AI-driven emotional support systems for extreme isolation environments.
翻译:太空探索发展迅速,但长期任务中宇航员的情感需求仍未得到充分探索。我们提出"重返地球"这一双组件设计方法以应对太空思乡问题:1)面向未来的装置概念,将透明OLED显示屏与飞船舷窗集成,实现实时地球连接;2)功能性VR原型,模拟宇航员隔离环境以测试AI生成内容的有效性。由于无法在任务期间接触宇航员,我们通过对经历地理位移的地面参与者进行概念验证。通过对84名代理参与者和6名HCI专家的评估,我们证明了强烈的情感共鸣,并验证了三个设计启示:情感节奏调节机制、可解释的生物物理反馈系统,以及从个体工具向集体情感基础设施的演进。我们的贡献包括:技术上可行的太空装置概念、用于太空HCI研究的功能性VR原型,以及对极端隔离环境下AI驱动情感支持系统设计的实证见解。