Tag Archives: mixed reality

Sewn with Ariadne’s Thread – Visualizations for Wearable & Ubiquitous Computing

Scenario, , ,
Author(s): Panagiotis D. Ritsos, Joseph W. Mearman, Andrew Vande Moere and Jonathan C. Roberts
Affiliation(s): Bangor University, Bangor University, KU Leuven, Bangor University,

Submission (pdf)

Abstract:

Lance felt a buzz on his wrist, as Alicia, his wearable, informed him via the bone-conduction ear-piece – ‘You have received an email from
Dr Jones about the workshop’. His wristwatch displayed an unread email glyph icon. Lance tapped it and listened to the voice of Dr Jones,
talking about the latest experiment. At the same time he scanned through the email attachments, projected in front of his eyes, through
his contact lenses. One of the files had a dataset of a carbon femtotube structure.

– A short story about the synergy of visualization, wearable and ubiquitous computing, and augmented/mixed reality.

Interactions with Mixed Reality Systems

Scenario, , , , ,
Author(s): Bireswar Laha, Charilaos Papadopoulos, Arie E. Kaufman
Affiliation(s): Dept. of Computer Science, Stony Brook University

Submission (pdf)

Abstract:

We envision a mixed-reality future where there will be computers everywhere and all around us. We shall experience and regularly use virtual, augmented and hybrid reality systems, exploring information in an amalgamation of the physical and computer-generated space. These systems will be integrated across geography and will deliver powerful content seemlessly both at home and at work. Interaction opportunities with such systems are numerous and new modalities become available with each day. In coming years, we believe interaction with these systems will become a lot more standardized in both 3D spatial and 2D mediums. The interaction designs will borrow significantly from our daily natural interaction metaphors, supported by proven designs of techniques from the human-computer interaction community. Multi-modal and multi-party visualization will be made possible by the availability of commodity level display and interaction devices, supported by strong network connectivity capable of delivering vast amounts of data in real-time. This will result in transformative progress in the sciences and will significantly improve the quality of our lives.