1. Group “A” Researchers 7/20/2005
Tablet PC Workshop
Group “A”
Researchers
7/20/2005

2. Progress Since Last Year
Good discussion between interaction researchers and recognition researchers
UIST
AAAI Workshop
ICMI
Eurographics Workshop

3. How About Next Year? Vision of new style of computing
Speculate about Killer Apps that will drive it
Steps to achieve that
Not thinking about "PEN" computing
Move to MultiModal interfaces
Multi points of contact
Not thinking about "text"

4. Research Themes Taking advantage of multiple modalities
Switching between pen & Keyboard
Fast Data Input
Recognition/Analysis of stuff other than text
Drawings and shapes
Math

5. Research Themes (cont’d)
Interfaces that adapt
To input context
To users' tasks/language
Designing interfaces with intelligence
Dealing with system mistakes as systems get more intelligent

6. Research Themes (cont’d)
New Metaphors (beyond extending pen & paper)
Give Interfaces "warmth" (Architecture)
Beautification of handwriting
Merging Ink & Existing Apps

7. Tablet Interface Research Obstacles
Tablet interfaces need work: Who’s the culprit?
No one? (research needs to trickle down)
Microsoft?
Researchers?
Collaboration between MSR & Academia
Too much work to build complete apps
Needed for ecologically valid assessments
Can't modify office