Human Interface Engineering Laboratory
Research Overview
Human Interface through the integrated multimedia
Elementary media composing the multimedia are a text, a voice, a graphic and an image. We'll clarify not only basic properties of these media but also an analysis method related to their own contents and contexts. Furthermore, we'll explore novel media such as a tactile and haptic sensation and then establish an integration scheme of theses diverse media in order to apply the scheme to model or representation of human intentions and concepts.
Human Interface in virtual environment
It will become more important to communicate with one another via a virtual environment which is generated by virtual reality technique on the computer network. In order to help an operator work various things in virtual space smoothly, we hope to realize much more convenient human interface in virtual space rather than real space.
Therefore, we are studying on various methods by which computer can understand human's intention and realize a higher support to various works. In particular, the following scheme will be investigated.
- recognition of eyes and face expression.
- recognition and understanding of hand gesture.
- generation of virtual agents bringing users computer's messages in a easyway to be understood.
- construction scheme of virtual 3D objects by utilizing a human-intentionrecognition technique.
- etc.
Recognition Engineering and Human Interface
We'll try to establish cognitive engineering in the area of information system mainly composed of computer. At first, we are throwing light on a human intellectual part from viewpoints of perception, learning, memory, thinking and movement. Then we'll elucidate a roll of cognition in the human interface by observing various information systems as concrete examples.
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shoot:Mainichi Newspaper Co., Ltd.
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shoot:Yoshifumi Kitamurar