Building an intuitive multimodal interface for a smart home : hunting the SNARK /: hunting the SNARK. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John N.A Brown, Anton Josef Fercher, Gerhard Leitner.
• Authors: Brown, John N. A; Fercher, Anton Josef; Leitner, Gerhard
• Contents: List of Figures; List of Tables; Abstract; 1 " ... A Lesson in Natural History": Introduction to the Smart Home; Abstract; 1.1 Smart Environments; 1.2 The Smart Home; 1.3 Casa Vecchia: Making an "Old House" Smart; References; 2 " ... If I Had but the Time and You Had but the Brain ... ": Computer-Centered Computing; Abstract; 2.1 Human-Computer Interaction; 2.2 A Gesture of Goodwill; 2.3 Speech and Sound; References; 3 "Just the Place for a Snark!": An Introduction to Calm Technology; Abstract; 3.1 Calm Technology: " ... As Refreshing as Taking a Walk in the Woods"; 3.2 Understanding Calm. 3.3 Is "Calm" Necessary?References; 4 "What I Tell You Three Times Is True": The S.N.A.R.K. Circuit; Abstract; 4.1 A New Paradigm Part 1-The Bellman's Protocol; 4.2 A New Paradigm Part 2-The B.O.O.J.U.M; 4.3 A New Paradigm Part 3-The S.N.A.R.K. Circuit; References; 5 "Do All that You Know, and Try All that You Don't ... ": Models of Intuitive Interaction; Abstract; 5.1 The Voice-Centered Method; 5.2 The Gesture-Centered Method; 5.2.1 Interaction Scenario; 5.2.2 The Three Gestures; References; 6 "The Method Employed I Would Gladly Explain ... ": Set up, Location and Protocol; Abstract. 6.1 Participants6.2 Familiarization; 6.3 Testing Protocol; 6.4 Technological Set up; References; 7 " ... They Are Merely Conventional Signs ... ": Measuring Intuitive Interaction; Abstract; 7.1 Intuitive Transition Between Devices; 7.2 Seamless Transfer Between Modalities; 7.3 Perception of the Home as a Single, Holistic Entity; 7.4 Data Extraction and Analysis; References; 8 "How Do You Do?": Quantitative Results; Abstract; 8.1 First Attempts: A High Standard of Failure; 8.2 Second and Third Attempts: Measuring Intuitiveness; References; 9 "How Do You Feel?": Qualitative Results; Abstract. 9.1 Likert Scales: Perception of the System9.2 The System Usability Scale; 9.3 Anthropological Methods and Our Conclusions; 9.3.1 Intuitive Transition Between Devices; 9.3.2 Seamless Transfer Between Modalities; 9.3.3 Seamless Transfer Between Modalities Within Methods; 9.3.4 Seamless Transfer Between Modalities Across Methods; 9.3.5 Perception of the Home as a Single Holistic Entity; Reference; 10 " ... But Much yet Remains to Be Said": A Discussion of Our Failings and Success; Abstract; 10.1 Limitations; 10.2 King Midas' Ring; 10.3 Background Noise; 10.3.1 Reflections and Limitations. 10.4 The S.N.A.R.K. Was not Really a S.N.A.R.K.: Triple Redundancy10.5 Lack of Full Customization and Language Limitations; 10.6 Unfamiliar Territory; References; 11 "Yet, Still, Ever After ... ": Future Work; Abstract; 11.1 "È un posto da Squili!"; 11.2 "The Moment One Looked in His Face"; 11.3 "And Seemed Almost Too Good to Be True"; 11.4 " ... Bellowing on to the Last"; 11.5 "It Is Ages Ahead of the Fashion"; References.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Copyright Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (86 pages)
• Subjects: 005.4/37; Computer science; Multimodal user interfaces (Computer systems); Home automation; COMPUTERS -- User Interfaces; Home automation; Multimodal user interfaces (Computer systems); Computer Science; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; System Performance and Evaluation; Interaction Design; Computers -- Hardware -- Handheld Devices; Architecture -- Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation; Systems analysis & design; Human-computer interaction; Computer system performance; Architectural design; User interface design & usability; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319565323
• Related ISBNs: 331956532X; 9783319565316; 3319565311
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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