Perceptual Interfaces

In recent years, perceptual interfaces have emerged as an increasingly important research direction. The general focus of this area is to integrate multiple perceptual modalities (such as computer vision, speech and sound processing, and haptic I/O) into the user interface. Broadly defined, perceptual interfaces are highly interactive, multimodal interfaces that enable rich, natural, and e#cient interaction with computers. More specifically, perceptual interfaces seek to leverage sensing (input) and rendering (output) technologies in order to provide interactions not feasible with standard interfaces and the common triumvirate of I/O devices: the keyboard, mouse and monitor