Abstract:

Assuming a future where display wallpaper and 3D tracking of users will be ubiquitous, our entire physical environment will become interactive. This will profoundly
change urban lifestyles and poses unique challenges to human-computer interaction. As opposed to almost all other interactive devices, many users encounter interactive infrastructure for the first time. This makes the first seconds of interaction crucial and requires immediate usability. The form factor and architectural embedding of interactive infrastructure critically shape social interaction. Such interactive environments also allow new possible applications, for example concerning ubiquitous political participation or connecting people. As ubiquitous interaction is strongly embedded in everyday life, it requires quick and casual gestural interaction. From a research perspective I am interested both in the invention of novel interactive artifacts and in-the-wild studies
of actual use of urban deployments. In this talk, I will outline research challenges for ubiquitous interaction and present exemplary projects.