PRoPsTowards Transparent Interfaces to the Real World

Technology Mediated Communication

What Interaction?

Current Technologies

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“Those of us who keep our eyes open can read volumes into what we see going on around us.”

Nonverbal Communication

“He speaketh not; and yet there lies a conversation in his eyes.”

“Your face, my thane, is a book where men may read strange matters.”

“By a man’s finger-nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boots, by his trousers-knees, by the callosites of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt-cuffs - by each of these things a man’s calling is plainly revealed. That all united should fail to enlighten the competent inquirer in any case is almost inconceivable.”

Physical Appearance and Viewpoint

Proxemics

Proxemics

“We respond to gestures with an extreme alertness and, one might say, in accordance with an elaborate and secret code that is written nowhere, known by none, and understood by all.”

Pointing and Simple Gesturing

“We often talk about the way we talk, and we frequently try to see the way we see, but for some reason we have rarely touched on the way we touch.”

Haptic Interaction

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