BEIJING — With nowhere actually to go, journalists contained in the Beijing Olympics bubble are inspired to sleep on the job.
They'll’t go to the village rooms the place rivals are staying, however they'll check out the high-tech beds athletes are sleeping in. A number of corridors on the important media middle are lined with “sleep relaxation cabins,” small pods that open with a QR code and include beds.
The beds might be adjusted by distant management and actually have a “zero-gravity mode” meant to scale back stress on the physique — you don’t fairly float, nevertheless it’s fairly snug.
Some journalists nap within the cabins, whereas others looking for a quiet — and personal — place to write down convey their computer systems.
Zhao Yufeng, a spokesperson for cabin producer Keeson Expertise Corp., mentioned 30 to 40 individuals a day have been utilizing them to date.
“We’ve positioned sleeping cabins right here for journalists to offer an atmosphere to work, relaxation and get relaxed,” she mentioned.
Not everybody was enthusiastic about napping in a see-through field in full view of anybody strolling by, although.
Guido Santevecchi, an Italian journalist, mentioned the pods reminded him of one thing you may discover in a psychiatric ward.
Given the already heavy potential psychological well being toll of dwelling contained in the Olympic bubble with main restrictions on motion, “I'd relatively keep away from getting into there,” he mentioned.
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