Advanced interface technologies for interactive multi-user displays

想象一下，尝试在公共数字工作平台上共享电子文档，就像您在会议桌上共享纸质文档一样。传统个人计算机技术的基本局限性使这种情况变得困难。为了解决这个问题，研究人员已经开始探索使用交互式多用户显示器，例如交互式墙壁和桌面显示系统来支持并置协作。这些系统使协作者能够在大型数字工作表面上与数字信息（如地图、图像、文档和传感器数据）进行交互。然而，设计有效的界面，这些系统是具有挑战性的，因为它们的大尺寸，共享的输入空间，以及在数字桌面的情况下，水平显示取向。该研究计划解决了这些系统缺乏合适的接口和相关软件应用程序的问题。它将有助于改进交互式多用户显示系统的软件用户界面。它还将提高我们对如何在真实的世界协作活动的背景下有效利用交互式墙壁和桌面系统的理解。通过这项研究，学生将接受人机交互，协作技术设计以及定性和定量研究方法的培训，这些方法是开发信息技术以支持团队合作的行业的关键技能，包括国防，医疗保健，教育和企业行业。

Imagine trying to share electronic documents on a communal digital work surface just as you would share paper documents at a meeting table. Fundamental limitations of conventional personal computer technology make this scenario difficult. To address this issue, researchers have begun to explore the use of interactive, multi-user displays, such as interactive wall and tabletop display systems to support collocated collaboration. These systems enable collaborators to interact with digital information, such as maps, images, documents, and sensor data, on large, digital work surfaces. However, designing effective interfaces for these systems is challenging due to their large size, shared input space, and, in the case of a digital tabletop, horizontal display orientation. This research program addresses the lack of suitable interfaces and associated software applications for these systems. It will contribute improved software user interfaces for interactive, multi-user display systems. It will also improve our understanding of how interactive wall and tabletop systems can be effectively utilized in the context of real world collaborative activities. Through this research, students will be trained in human-computer interaction, collaborative technology design, and qualitative and quantitative research methods, which are critical skills for industries developing information technologies to support teamwork, including the defence, healthcare, education, and corporate industries.