Full Description
Computing devices have
become ever more present in our everyday environments, however embedding these
technologies into our routines has remained a challenge. This book explores
the novel theory of peripheral interaction to rectify this. This theory examines how interactive
systems can
be developed in such a way to allow people to seamlessly interact with
their computer devices, but only focus on them at relevant times, building on
the way in which people effortlessly divide their attention over several
everyday activities in day to day life.
Capturing the current
state of the art within the field, this book explores the history and foundational
theories of peripheral interaction, discusses
novel interactive styles suitable for peripheral interaction, addresses
different application domains which can benefit from peripheral interaction and
presents visions of how these
developments can have a positive impact on our future lives. As such, this
book's aim is to contribute to research and practice in fields such as
human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing and Internet of Things, a view
on how interactive technology could be redesigned to form a meaningful, yet
unobtrusive part of people's everyday lives.
Peripheral Interaction will be highly beneficial to researchers and
designers alike in areas such as HCI, Ergonomics and Interaction Design.
Contents
Introduction: Framing Peripheral Interaction.-
Part I: Theoretical Perspectives on Peripheral Interaction.- "Unseen, Yet Crescive": The Unrecognized History
of Peripheral Interaction.- Theories of Focal and Peripheral Attention.- Part
II: Peripheral Interaction Styles.- Peripheral Tangible Interaction.- Microgestures:
Enabling Gesture Input with Busy Hands.- Casual Interaction : Moving Between
Peripheral and High Engagement Interactions.- Fluent Transition Between Focus
and Peripheral Interaction in Proxemic Interactions.- Part III: Peripheral
Interaction in Context.- Peripheral Displays to Support Human Cognition.- Peripheral
Interaction in Desktop Computing: Why it's Worth Stepping Beyond Traditional
Mouse and Keyboard.- Peripheral Interaction with Light.-Part IV: Visions on the
Future of Peripheral Interaction.- Interactive Soundscapes of the Future
Everyday Life.- Weaving Peripheral Interaction within Habitable Architectures.
