SCWT: A Joint Workshop on Smart Connected and Wearable Things

Dirk Schnelle-Walka, Lior Limonad, Tobias Grosse-Puppendahl, Joel Lanir, Florian Müller, Massimo Mecella, Kris Luyten, Tsvi Kuflik, Oliver Brdiczka, Max Mühlhäuser

IUI 2016

Companion Publication of the 21st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces

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TL;DR

What we did: We conducted a workshop that focused on advanced interactions with Smart Connected and Wearable Things in the context of the Internet of Things.

What we found: We found that integrating perspectives from various disciplines, including Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence, enhances the interaction design of smart objects and wearables.

Takeaway: Our work highlights the necessity for cross-disciplinary collaboration to develop intuitive and context-aware interaction methods that improve user experience with smart technologies.

Abstract

The increasing number of smart objects in our everyday life shapes how we interact beyond the desktop. In this workshop we discuss how advanced interactions with smart objects in the context of the Internet-of-Thingsshould be designed from various perspectives, such as HCI and AI as well as industry and academia.