Multimodal interface research: a science without borders
Sharon L. Oviatt · 2000
Multimodal research represents "Science without Borders" because it requires combining expertise from different component technologies, academic disciplines, and cultural/international perspectives. It also is rapidly erasing borders as it promotes the increased accessibility of computing for diverse and non-specialist users, and for field and mobile usage environments. This paper reviews two studies that highlight recent advances within the field. It also draws parallels between the multimodal areas of speech/pen and speech/lip movement research. Finally, it indicates new research challenges that will require additional bold "border crossings" in the near future. In the medical community, there is an international group called Physicians without Borders that many of you undoubtedly are familiar with (URL: http://www.dwb.org/). Physicians without Borders//Medecins sans Frontiers is an organization of volunteer medical personnel who respond to medical needs and emergencies around the w...