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Multimodality

Multimodality. Alistair D N Edwards Department of Computer Science http://www- users.cs.york.ac.uk /~alistair/. How many senses do we have?. Five. ‘Extra’ senses. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/extrasenses.shtml 1 Pain 2 Balance 3 Time 4 Temperature 5 Digestion . Class of 2008.

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Multimodality

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  1. Multimodality Alistair D N Edwards Department of Computer Science http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~alistair/

  2. How many senses do we have?

  3. Five

  4. ‘Extra’ senses • http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/extrasenses.shtml • 1 Pain • 2 Balance • 3 Time • 4 Temperature • 5 Digestion

  5. Class of 2008 9 Body position 10 Heat 11 Danger 12 Circadian Rhythms 13 Hunger 14 Bodily needs 15 Time 16 Pain 17 Fatigue 1 Sight 2 Smell 3 Taste 4 Hearing 5 Touch 6 Balance 7 Direction 8 Humour

  6. Objectives What modes do we use in interaction? Which others could we use? • Why? • How?

  7. Some practical(?) possibilities Sounds Haptics Smell

  8. Sounds Speech • synthesized Non-speech • earcons • auditory icons • sonification • data mapping • audification • programs

  9. Sounds Why do we not make more use of sounds in interfaces?

  10. Haptics - definitions http://www.dcs.gla.ac.uk/~stephen/papers/CHI2000.pdf

  11. Sensable Phantom Omni • http://www.sensable.com/

  12. Trisenx Scent Dome • http://www.trisenx.com/

  13. Digiscents • …folded in April 2001

  14. smells Why do we not make more use of smells in interfaces?

  15. Conclusions Why do we not make more use of other senses/channels/modes in interaction? Which ones could we practically use more? What would be the benefits?

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