Physical Interaction and Multi-Aspect Representation for Information Intensive Environments

Embedded technology and networking allow for the integration of physical objects with information injh”ium and augmentation of the physical m ’ m m e n t with information and comptingfiutctions. The concept of intelligent artifacts associated with mbots will be resbucftued to many di&” forms of intelligent and interactive artifacts and envhnments that rangejvm simple objects with a tagging ch@ to complex physical systems with local intelligence and actuators connected to a large-scale infomation infiabuchue. This opem a newpmblem space of interactivesystems design: how to conml remote& connected objects, how to interact with intelligent dmnments , and how to combine physical and media entities. This paper explores the issues of interactivity in physical space and media space, models ofphysical interaction, system architecium and the design methodologylsom the viewpoint of human-centered system design.