Investigating embodied interaction in embedded computational environments

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As computation plays an ever larger role as an embedded part of the environment, research that seeks to understand the embodied nature of human's interactions with computation becomes increasingly important. Embodied interaction is an approach to understanding human computer interaction that seeks to investigate and support the complex interplay of mind, body and environment in interaction. This approach is relevant for a broad class of systems that rely on direct physical interaction with computation embedded in the physical environment including mixed reality, tangible computing, responsive environments, pervasive computing and physical computing. Physically-based forms of child computer interaction including body movements, the ability to touch, feel, manipulate and build sensory awareness of the relationships in the world is crucial to children's cognitive development. The focus of this five year program of research is the investigation of how child users create meaning through action and interaction with embedded computational environments.