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In this theme, we seek to discover new ideas and approaches regarding interaction devices and techniques. For interaction devices, we believe diverse form factors with various functionalities could be explored. On the other side, interaction techniques could focus on utilizing multimodal elements from interaction devices or information from XR interaction spaces. Topics can include:
Interaction devices offering new user experiences in XR.
Interaction techniques that enhance existing XR interactions utilizing either single/multimodal information.
Interaction methods that exploit spatial-physical data for innovative and immersive interactions.
Social interactions and collaborations are some of the key reasons for using XR. As more interactions become possible with recent AI features along with camera-equipped XR glasses, they start to raise concerns about privacy and personal information. Therefore, now is the critical time to discuss and explore fostering social interactions and collaborations beyond the glasses to respond to prospective harms. Topics can include:
New methods of carrying out social interactions and remote collaborations that utilize physical elements.
Approaches to managing the privacy and personal data concerns in XR glasses.
Design guidelines and practices to foster social interactions and collaborations for utilizing physical elements.
The release of Apple Vision Pro and Mete Orion (XR glasses) has shown that XR devices are equipped with diverse hardware components, including cameras, displays, batteries, and touch sensors. However, it would be impossible to keep adding different sensors or actuators to the confined space of HMD or glasses. Thus, it is the right time to explore whether some of these functionalities, sensing capabilities, and visual/haptic displays could be replaced by the physical elements promoting interactions woven into the real world. The topics can include:
New methods to utilize physical interaction space to replace or supersede XR glasses functionality.
New approaches to enhance existing XR glasses functionality using physical elements.
Design ideas for utilizing the human body, objects, or environments as interaction mediums for XR.
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