Human-computer confluence refers to an invisible, implicit, embodied or even implanted interaction between humans and system components. New classes of user interfaces are emerging that make use of several sensors and are able to adapt their physical properties to the current situational context of users. A key aspect of human-computer confluence is its potential for transforming human experience in the sense of bending, breaking and blending the barriers between the real, the virtual and the augmented, to allow users to experience their body and their world in new ways. Research on Presence, Embodiment and Brain-Computer Interface is already exploring these boundaries and asking questions such as: Can we seamlessly move between the virtual and the real? Can we assimilate fundamentally new senses through confluence? The aim of this book is to explore the boundaries and intersections of the multidisciplinary field of HCC and discuss its potential applications in different domains, including healthcare, education, training and even arts. Human Computer Interaction, Embodied Cognition, Pervasive Computing Contents Foreword Section I: Conceptual Frameworks and Models 1. A Research Agenda for Human Computer Confluence 2. Designing Blended Spaces for Collaboration 3. “Being There” in a Virtual World: an Enactive Perspective on Presence and its Implications for Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation 4. Embodied Medicine: What Human-Computer Confluence Can Offer to Health Care 5. Neural Mechanisms of Bodily Self-Consciousness and the Experience of Presence in Virtual Reality 6. Transformative Experience Design Section II: Emerging Interaction Paradigms 7. From Musical Interfaces to Musical Interactions 8. Designing Three-Party Interactions for Music Improvisation Systems 9. The BEAMING Proxy: Towards Virtual Clones for Communication 10. Brain-Machine Symbiosis 11. The Human as the Mind in the Machine: Addressing Big Data 12. Studying Human-Human interaction to build the future of Human-Robot interaction Section III: Applications 13. State of the Art in Technology-Supported Resilience Training For Military Professionals 14. An Integrative Framework for Tailoring Virtual Reality Based Motor Rehabilitation After Stroke 15. Active Confluence: A Proposal to Integrate Social and Health Support with Technological Tools 16. Human Computer Confluence in the Smart Home Paradigm: Detecting Human States and Behaviours for 24/7 Support of Mild-Cognitive Impairments 17. Human-Car Confluence: “Socially-Inspired Driving Mechanisms” List of Figures List of Tables Human-computer confluence refers to an invisible, implicit, embodied or even implanted interaction between humans and system components. New classes of user interfaces are emerging that make use of several sensors and are able to adapt their physical properties to the current situational context of users. A key aspect of human-computer confluence is its potential for transforming human experience in the sense of bending, breaking and blending the barriers between the real, the virtual and the augmented, to allow users to experience their body and their world in new ways. Research on Presence, Embodiment and Brain-Computer Interface is already exploring these boundaries and asking questions such as: Can we seamlessly move between the virtual and the real? Can we assimilate fundamentally new senses through confluence? The aim of this book is to explore the boundaries and intersections of the multidisciplinary field of HCC and discuss its potential applications in different domains, including healthcare, education, training and even arts.-- Provided by publisher "Human-computer confluence refers to an invisible, implicit, embodied or even implanted interaction between humans and system components. New classes of user interfaces are emerging that make use of several sensors and are able to adapt their physical properties to the current situational context of users. A key aspect of human-computer confluence is its potential for transforming human experience in the sense of bending, breaking and blending the barriers between the real, the virtual and the augmented, to allow users to experience their body and their world in new ways. Research on Presence, Embodiment and Brain-Computer Interface is already exploring these boundaries and asking questions such as: Can we seamlessly move between the virtual and the real? Can we assimilate fundamentally new senses through confluence? The aim of this book is to explore the boundaries and intersections of the multidisciplinary field of HCC and discuss its potential applications in different domains, including healthcare, education, training and even arts"--Publisher's website
Human-computer confluence refers to an invisible, implicit, embodied or even implanted interaction between humans and system components. New classes of user interfaces are emerging that make use of several sensors and are able to adapt their physical properties to the current situational context of users.
A key aspect of human-computer confluence is its potential for transforming human experience in the sense of bending, breaking and blending the barriers between the real, the virtual and the augmented, to allow users to experience their body and their world in new ways. Research on Presence, Embodiment and Brain-Computer Interface is already exploring these boundaries and asking questions such as: Can we seamlessly move between the virtual and the real? Can we assimilate fundamentally new senses through confluence? The aim of this book is to explore the boundaries and intersections of the multidisciplinary field of HCC and discuss its potential applications in different domains, including healthcare, education, training and even arts.
Human computer confluence is a research area aimed at developing an effective, even transparent, bidirectional communication between humans and computers, which has the potential to enable new forms of sensing, perception, interaction, and understanding. This book provides a groundbreaking collection of chapters exploring the science, technology and applications of HCC, bringing together experts in neuroscience, psychology, and computer science
