One of the most important challenges facing the information society today is the creation of intelligent user interfaces which accept and support the natural communication style of computer lay-people so that a form of interaction between human and computer comes about which is natural and user friendly for the individual. In the project SmartKom, designs are being tested for the development of totally new forms of human-technology interaction. SmartKom´s goals are the research and the development of a self- explanatory, user adaptive interface for the dialogic interaction of humans and technology. This project´s intent is to merge the advantages of dialogic communication with the advantages of a mixture of graphic control surfaces and gestures. The result is a high value user interface, which accommodates the natural human senses to a greater degree than ever before. SmartKom thus takes an important step towards the development of information technology designed to meet human needs and abilities.
Print ISSN: 1618-162X
Volume: 02, 01/2003
Pages: 004