{"title":"Augment-able reality: situated communication through physical and digital spaces","authors":"J. Rekimoto, Y. Ayatsuka, K. Hayashi","doi":"10.1109/ISWC.1998.729531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729531","url":null,"abstract":"Most existing augmented reality systems only provide a method for browsing information that is situated in the real world context. This paper describes a system that allows users to dynamically attach newly created digital information such as voice notes photographs to the physical environment, through wearable computers as well as normal computers. Attached data is stored with contextual tags such as location IDs and object IDs that are obtained by wearable sensors, so the same or other wearable users can notice them when they come to the same context. Similar to the role that Post-it notes play in community messaging, we expect our proposed method to be a fundamental communication platform when wearable computers become commonplace.","PeriodicalId":199366,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Cat. No.98EX215)","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128454765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Context-aware, adaptive wearable computers as remote interfaces to 'intelligent' environments","authors":"Gerd Kortuem, Z. Segall, Martin Bauer","doi":"10.1109/ISWC.1998.729530","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729530","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a wearable computing system for monitoring and controlling of 'intelligent' environments. The main components of the system are (1) an open, expandable service model for the description of functionality provided by environments; (2) a self-adapting wearable computer that can function as remote interface to a wide variety of services.","PeriodicalId":199366,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Cat. No.98EX215)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114805859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francine Gemperle, C. Kasabach, J. Stivoric, Malcolm Bauer, Richard L. Martin
{"title":"Design for wearability","authors":"Francine Gemperle, C. Kasabach, J. Stivoric, Malcolm Bauer, Richard L. Martin","doi":"10.1109/ISWC.1998.729537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729537","url":null,"abstract":"Digital Technology is constantly improving as information becomes wireless. These advances demand more wearable and mobile form factors for products that access information. A product that is wearable should have wearability. This paper explores the concept of dynamic wearability, through design research. Wearability is defined as the interaction between the human body and the wearable object. Dynamic wearability extends that definition to include the human body in motion. Our research has been to locate, understand, and define the spaces on the human body where solid and flexible forms can rest-without interfering with fluid human movement. The result is a set of design guidelines embodied in a set of wearable forms. These wearable forms describe the three dimensional spaces on the body best suited for comfortable and unobtrusive wearability by design.","PeriodicalId":199366,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Cat. No.98EX215)","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116179416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extracting context from environmental audio","authors":"B. Clarkson, A. Pentland","doi":"10.1109/ISWC.1998.729542","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729542","url":null,"abstract":"When notifying the user about an appointment, message arrival, or other timely event, the wearable should not blindly sound an alarm (visual or auditory). Integration with the user requires the wearable to be aware of the user's situational context. Is the user in a conversation? On the phone or with someone nearby? Who? Is the user driving in his car, walking down the street, or sitting at his desk? We have developed a system that allows us to infer environmental context by audio classification. It was designed using a statistical/pattern recognition framework called Hidden Markov Models (HMM) that allow us to recognize classes of sounds given enough examples from each class.","PeriodicalId":199366,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Cat. No.98EX215)","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123686400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An adaptive multimodal interface for wireless applications","authors":"Jie Yang, W. Holtz, Weiyi Yang, M. Vo","doi":"10.1109/ISWC.1998.729550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729550","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present an adaptive multimodal interface for wireless computing applications. The system optimizes its performance by dynamically selecting its network service based on cost and performance requirements. We describe a prototype system and its application to demonstrate the proposed concept.","PeriodicalId":199366,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Cat. No.98EX215)","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121365464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Thomas, V. Demczuk, W. Piekarski, David Hepworth, B. Gunther
{"title":"A wearable computer system with augmented reality to support terrestrial navigation","authors":"B. Thomas, V. Demczuk, W. Piekarski, David Hepworth, B. Gunther","doi":"10.1109/ISWC.1998.729549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729549","url":null,"abstract":"To date augmented realities are typically operated in only a small defined area, in the order of a large room. This paper reports on our investigation into expanding augmented realities to outdoor environments. The project entails providing visual navigation aids to users. A wearable computer system with a see-through display, digital compass, and a differential GPS are used to provide visual cues while performing a standard orienteering task. This paper reports the outcomes of a set of trials using an off the shelf wearable computer, equipped with a custom built navigation software package, \"map-in-the-hat\".","PeriodicalId":199366,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Cat. No.98EX215)","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133711539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Billinghurst, J. Bowskill, M. Jessop, J. Morphett
{"title":"A wearable spatial conferencing space","authors":"M. Billinghurst, J. Bowskill, M. Jessop, J. Morphett","doi":"10.1109/ISWC.1998.729532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729532","url":null,"abstract":"Wearable computers provide constant access to computing and communications resources. In this paper we describe how the computing power of wearables can be used to provide spatialized 3D graphics and audio cues to aid communication. The result is a wearable augmented reality communication space with audio enabled avatars of the remote collaborators surrounding the user. The user can use natural head motions to attend to the remote collaborators, can communicate freely while being aware of other side conversations and can move through the communication space. In this way the conferencing space can support dozens of simultaneous users. Informal user studies suggest that wearable communication spaces may offer several advantages, both through the increase in the amount of information it is possible to access and the naturalness of the interface.","PeriodicalId":199366,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Cat. No.98EX215)","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129046411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Ertan, Clare Lee, A. Willets, H. Tan, A. Pentland
{"title":"A wearable haptic navigation guidance system","authors":"S. Ertan, Clare Lee, A. Willets, H. Tan, A. Pentland","doi":"10.1109/ISWC.1998.729547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729547","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes a wearable navigation system based on a haptic directional display embedded in the back of a vest. The system consists of a 4-by-4 array of micromotors for delivering haptic navigational signals to the user's back, an infrared-based input system for locating the user in an environment, and a wearable computer for route planning. User testing was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of this system as a navigation guide for sighted users in an unfamiliar lab area. It is hoped that such a system can be a useful navigation guide for individuals with severe visual impairments in an unfamiliar environment. Future work will address the specific issues concerning blind navigation.","PeriodicalId":199366,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Cat. No.98EX215)","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124986653","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Adding generic contextual capabilities to wearable computers","authors":"J. Pascoe","doi":"10.1109/ISWC.1998.729534","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729534","url":null,"abstract":"Context-awareness has an increasingly important role to play in the development of wearable computing systems. In order to better define this role we have identified four generic contextual capabilities: sensing, adaptation, resource discovery, and augmentation. A prototype application has been constructed to explore how some of these capabilities could be deployed in a wearable system designed to aid an ecologist's observations of giraffe in a Kenyan game reserve. However, despite the benefits of context-awareness demonstrated in this prototype, widespread innovation of these capabilities is currently stifled by the difficulty in obtaining the contextual data. To remedy this situation the Contextual Information Service (CIS) is introduced. Installed on the user's wearable computer, the CIS provides a common point of access for clients to obtain, manipulate and model contextual information independently of the underlying plethora of data formats and sensor interface mechanisms.","PeriodicalId":199366,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Cat. No.98EX215)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133455269","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"'WearCam' (The wearable camera): personal imaging systems for long-term use in wearable tetherless computer-mediated reality and personal photo/videographic memory prosthesis","authors":"Steve Mann","doi":"10.1109/ISWC.1998.729538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ISWC.1998.729538","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to disclose the operational principles of 'WearCam', the basis for wearable tetherless computer-mediated reality both in its idealized form, as well as in some practical embodiments of the invention, including one of its latest embodiments. The specific inner workings of WearCam, in particular; details of its optical arrangement, have not previously been disclosed, other than by allowing a small number of individuals to look inside the glasses. General considerations, background, and relevant findings, in the area of long-term use of wearable, tetherless computer-mediated reality are also presented. Some general insight (arising from having designed and built more than 100 different kinds of personal imaging systems over the last 20 years) is also provided. Unlike the artificiality of many controlled laboratory experiments, much of the insight gained from these experiences relates to the natural complexity of real-life situations.","PeriodicalId":199366,"journal":{"name":"Digest of Papers. Second International Symposium on Wearable Computers (Cat. No.98EX215)","volume":"07 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1998-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115687042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}