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This paper introduces the work of the Advanced Interfaces Group at the University of Manchester, which is applying recent innovations in the field of human–computer interaction to important real-world applications, whose present human–computer interfaces are difficult and unnatural. We begin with an analysis of the problems of existing interfaces, and present an overview of our proposed solution – AVIARY, the generic, hierarchical, extensible virtual world model. We describe a users’ conceptual model for AVIARY, implementation strategies for software and hardware, and the application of the model to specific real-world problems. |
