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HCSNet Workshop on Natural User Interfaces: Multitouch and Gestural InteractionsDescriptionWhat is the next major evolution in user interaction? Graphical user interfaces brought a new strategy that was more effective compared to their command-line predecessors. In recent years, Natural User Interfaces (NUI) have advanced user experiences and we believe multitouch and gesture technology to provide new opportunities for a variety of potential uses. How can these be leveraged in the design of interactive interfaces? Do gestures completely replace typical mouse pointers or simply augment it for some functionality? Do all applications work with gestures or only a select few? This workshop is focused on discussing the role and nature of NUI within a variety of different academic and industry disciplines. NUI so far have been limited to technology demonstrations and research niche's, and have failed to gather a foothold in traditional environments. While specific elements of NUI have been identified and studied, there is a clear lack of design standards and practices surrounding these interfaces. Primarily, NUI suffers from a lack of context within generic user interfaces, and is reserved for systems that represent tangible objects. The goal of this workshop is to make a first step in identifying challenges and characterising NUI design obstacles. Possible themes of interest include: * Multimodal interfaces We are pleased to announce a keynote presentation by Daniel Wigdor. Daniel is the User Experience Architect on the Microsoft Surface project, where he leads a team developing fundamentals of touch and gestural interaction. Before joining Microsoft, he conducted research in advanced user interfaces and devices at Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, at the Initiative in Innovative Computing at Harvard University, and at the University of Toronto where he completed an MSc and a PhD in computer science, specializing in multi-surface direct-touch environments. Learn more about Daniel Wigdor. Our second international speaker is Jamie Zigelbaum. Jamie is now working at Oblong Industries in Los Angeles. He was a PhD student in the Tangible Media Group at the MIT Media Lab where he built and studied next generation computer interfaces. He specializes in gestural and tangible interfaces and works to create new interactions between humans and machines that enable the full use of our evolutionarily developed skills, expressive capabilities, and nuanced social behaviors. Oblong Industries is the developer of the g-speak spatial operating environment. Find out more about Oblong Industries.
Joining us remotely is Robert Wang from CSAIL (Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory) at MIT. Robert is a sixth year graduate student working with Jovan Popović. They have developed a system that could make gestural interfaces much more practical. He will be talking about his work on a new gesture-based computing system that consists of nothing more than an ordinary webcam and a pair of brightly colored lycra gloves. Find out more about the gesture-based system. AudienceIt is expected that this workshop will be of special interest to a range of researchers and practitioners including those from areas such as Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Information Technology, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Architecture, Language Technology, Psychology, Communication Science, Auditory Interfaces, Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science and other related fields. Anyone interested in natural user interfaces is also welcomed. Event FormatThis workshop will include invited talks by established international researchers who has contributed to the area of interaction design, as well as other national speakers who are experts in relevant fields. We welcome participation from a range of disciplines, as outlined above, from both academia and industry. We want to involve as many as possible in discussions, in order to encourage the development of research collaborations and to foster inter-disciplinary work. Interested parties are asked to present short/long papers describing: * research interests pertinent to the workshop theme(s); Following from the paper presentations, participants will be divided into small, interdisciplinary working groups to share their own work, exchange ideas and meet others with similar interest. The workshop will conclude with a large discussion around the discoveries, ideas and issues identified throughout the workshop. We envision further discussions to continue online after the workshop. Event OutcomesA concrete outcome would be to define a series of multi-disciplinary topic themes that have the potential to lead to specific projects for future collaboration. The immediate outcome will be an edited journal/paper on multitouch and gesture interactions. Important Dates
Getting ThereThe workshop venue is located at: Building 9, Level 2, Room 18 DinnerThere will be a dinner on Monday June 28, 7:30pm (at completion of the first day of the workshop): Cost - Students $10, Non-Students $20 Hotel Lincoln ReceptionWe will be providing drinks during registration on Monday, from 9:30am - 10am. Please join us for open discussions and meet other participants. OrganisersMr Aaron Tan, The University of Queensland
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