HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION
second edition

Dix, Finlay, Abowd and Beale

Chapter 15 - Out of the glass box

Overview

The traditional computer is a glass box - all you can do is press buttons and see the effect.

• Multi-sensory systems are those that use more than one sensory channel in the interaction.

• Other systems break this glass box by linking the real world with the electronic worlds.

• These systems may use:
  • speech
  • non-speech sound
  • handwriting
  • gestures
  • computer vision

• Applications include:
  • ubiquitous computing
  • providing interfaces for users with special needs
  • virtual reality
  • augmented reality
  • information visualization

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