TheXWeb  Project

Director: Dan R. Olsen Jr.
Computer Science Department
Brigham Young University

Project Summary

Project Vision Diagram

Goals

To provide a powerful mechanism for interacting with information over the Internet

Papers on XWeb

XWeb Architecture Papers

Cross-modal Interaction using XWeb (UIST 2000)  - Overview of the XWeb protocol and user interface architecture.
XWeb: An Architecture for Cross-modal Collaboration - Use of XWeb protocols to support collaboration among users on different devices.
Join and Capture: A Model for Nomadic Interaction (UIST 2001) - How to use XWeb to connect together different interactive clients encountered in the world.

XWeb Interactive Technique Papers

Laser Pointer Interaction (CHI 2001) - Using cameras and laser pointers to implement an XWeb interactive client.
Light Widgets: Interacting in Everyday Spaces (IUI 2002) - Using cameras to create widgets by drawing them in the physical world. Widgets are activated by human hand gestures.
Magic Wand: The True Universal Remote Control - Using cameras and laser pointers to activate widgets in the physical world.

Speech Widgets - XWeb's speech client.

XWeb Specifications