Intuitive and perceptive user interfaces

The merging of the physical world with the digital world continues to progress and is increasingly changing our working and living environment. The interface can have a positive or negative influence on our quality of life. Instant access to information permanently demands our attention. The effects of media consumption, especially in augmented and virtual reality (VR), are not yet sufficiently well understood.
Professor Wölfel's research starts precisely here. For example, his team is investigating the effect of intermedia environments. It could be shown that the colour temperature in VR is chosen by the user in such a way that it follows the natural course of the day as far as possible. This is relevant because the colour temperature of displays has a direct influence on melatonin production and is thus important for healthy sleep.
In order to convey information without distracting from the main task, his team used artificial intelligence methods to develop a "digital plant" that mimics and enhances the user's sitting posture. This interface integrates seamlessly into the periphery at the workplace, so that the changes to the plant are perceived by the user rather subconsciously. These and other developments open up novel possibilities for human-machine interaction.