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Introduction
The Web environment is progressively moving beyond purely virtual cyberspace to physical space in social contexts. KIST has initated a new project in 2008 to prepare the emerging web environment; we call it "Tangible Web".
Main research issues of the project are tangible interactions in a mixed-reality environment and lifelogging using tangible media in a mirrored world.
- Tangible interaction pushes the user interface beyond the digital into the physical world. It includes graspable interfaces, physical computing in an interactive mixed reality environment.
- Mirrored World is a virtual world, reflecting the physical environment at various times and perspectives from numerous sensors. As the real world becomes instrumented with sensors and populated with smart devices, the virtual world is becoming "aware" of its surrounding environment. Like web as a global repository of information and multimedia, the mirrored world can be a global repository of the global state.
- Lifelogging of personal activities and experiences in a diary is being uploaded into the web. With ubiquitous access to internet and mobile phones, people are lifelogging in situ and sharing their experiences in real time with their peers.
What's Tangible Web ?
The term “Tangible Web” refers to the Emerging Web with the particular emphasis on the user experience in the real world. (Article on Tangible Web)
- Web with User Experience (Experience Web)
- Context and Contents from user experience
- Practical approach of the context-aware semantic web
- Web with Tangible Interaction (Immersive Web)
- Real-time information archiving and rendering for more immersive cyber space
- Augmented, Mixed, Virtual reality with wearable devices
- Web linked with the real world (Real World Web).
- Seamless integration of Web with real world situations such as particular location, activity or user context in the real world.
- Ubiquitous smart object and sensor networks
Benefits of Tangible Web
- Web with Mobility (any location)
- Anywhere and any time extension of the usability
- New location based interaction method
- Body-Scale interaction and experience
- Freedom from devices: Wearable device
- Real-time user and object tracking
- Augmented rendering
- Gesture or Action based interaction
- Freedom from Real physical world
- intelligent mirrored world
- Real-time tele-information
- Real-time tele-presence
Related pre-works
TSI International Workshops
- TSI Workshop 2006: 3rd International Workshop on the Tangible Space Initiative
- TSI Workshop 2007: 4th International Workshop on the Tangible Space Initiative
External Links
- TUI : Tangible User Interface Wiki
