Effective human-computer interaction through cognitive biometrics

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:58:31 +0000

This is a paper I wrote exploring how brain-machine interfaces could change the way we interact with computers. The core idea was simple: most interfaces still demand motor work — hands on a keyboard, fingers on a mouse. What if you could skip that entirely?

The problem

Human-computer interaction has come a long way. Touchscreens let you bypass the mouse. But you still need hands. For some people — those with motor impairments, for example — that’s a real barrier. Even for everyone else, there’s something inherently slower about translating a thought into a hand movement, then into a keystroke or click.

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Effective human-computer interaction through cognitive biometrics

The problem