“Multi-modelling” of multimodality interaction

Information can be conveyed between people in a number of ways. People draw on a range of materials (e.g. pen and paper) and physical abilities (e.g. gesturing) in order to express themselves. While machines have become more prevalent as providers of information, the methods used to convey and receive information have undergone some radical changes. This evolution from human-human to machine-human information sharing was merely the beginning. It was not sufficient for machines to simply replace humans as providers of information; they had to provide larger quantities of well-presented information and more possibilities of interactivity.