Some ubiquitous computing visions propose to embed an abundance of input and output devices in the environment. Depending on the context, the user can either interact with her limited personal device, or input and output devices from the surrounding infrastructure. But what about situations in which the user has need for the capabilities of both types of devices at the same time? A user might n...

Holography and computer graphics are being used as tools to solve individual research, engineering, and presentation problems within several domains. Up until today, however, these tools have been applied separately. Our intention is to combine both technologies to create a powerful tool for science, industry and education. We are currently investigating the possibility of integrating computer ...

Context is dodgy just as the human computer user: hard to predict, erroneous, and probabilistic in nature. Linking the two together i.e. creating context-aware user interfaces (UIs) remains a great challenge in computer science since ubiquitous computing calls for lean, situated, and focused UIs that can be operated on the move or intertwined with primary tasks grabbing the user's attention. Th...

The theme articles in this issue highlight the breadth of computer graphics and visualization research, development, and applications that make up our research eld. They range from making sense of abstract data representing physiological processes to understanding and controlling real-world tasks as executed by arti cially real creatures—robots. This spectrum of research work and their applicat...