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New Trends in Virtual Environment User Interface Research: Case Studies at the Human Interface Technology Laboratory

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Virtual Environments ’98

Part of the book series: Eurographics ((EUROGRAPH))

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Abstract

The user interface of the future characterizes itself as ubiquitous, transparent, collaborative, and networked. This outlook reflects a culture rapidly assimilating to the information infrastructure and connectivity provided by the World Wide Web. Virtual environment (VE) research has served as a foundation for this current view and is also challenged by the goals that such a vision presents. The demand for ubiquitous, transparent computing is a double edged sword to VE research. On one hand, mobile computing drives the development of wearable VE interfaces. However, ubiquitous computing stipulates that the computer be accessible everywhere in the user’s world. Since VE interfaces develop computer generated worlds to immerse the user in an artificial reality or augment the user’s world, such a requirement is counterpoint to the definition of a virtual interface display (Weiser, 1996). Transparent interfaces, on the other hand, are supported by VE research working toward the goal of producing natural interfaces that enhance the use of human modalities for human computer interaction.

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  1. Human Interface Technology Laboratory, University of Washington, Box 352142, Seattle, WA, 98195-2142, USA

    Toni Emerson

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  3. HLRS Visualisation Department, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany

    Ulrich Lang

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Emerson, T. (1998). New Trends in Virtual Environment User Interface Research: Case Studies at the Human Interface Technology Laboratory. In: Göbel, M., Landauer, J., Lang, U., Wapler, M. (eds) Virtual Environments ’98. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7519-4_2

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