Hybrid Spaces of Human-Computer Interaction in View of Ubicomp Postulates
Hybrid Spaces of Human-Computer Interaction in View of Ubicomp Postulates

Summary/Abstract: This paper examines the heterogeneous nature of the interaction space in mixed/hybrid reality systems, i.e. the systems that merge everyday, real spaces and virtual worlds, to produce new kind of environments where physical and digital objects can interact in real-time. Hybrid reality systems, in this paper, are analyzed in a theoretical framework provided by a new paradigm in human-computer interaction research (HCI), which is called Ubicomp – ubiquitous computing. One of the main goals of Ubicomp is to investigate, both theoretically and practically, the possibility of “seamless integration between real and virtual domains “. After analyzing this project I attempt to point out how the concept of hybridity is defined and what general strategies of designing interaction it may lead to.

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