HCI and Emerging Technologies Quiz

What are the two types of input technologies identified by Hinckley and Wigdor?

• Keyboard and Mouse

• Touch and Swipe

• Direct and Indirect

• Voice and Gesture

What is the basis on which voice assistants like Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri operate?

• Natural language processing

• Language translation

• Speech recognition

• Voice synthesis

What is the main difference between virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) according to Craig?

• VR is more affordable than AR

• VR requires head mounted display while AR uses mobile phones

• VR is fully simulated while AR enhances the real world

• VR is limited to visual and auditory cues while AR accommodates touch

What is the main challenge for voice input technologies in noisy environments?

• Latency

• Quality of processing

• Licensing and cost

• Accents

According to Samraj, which one of the various contexts in which wearable technologies are used?

• Healthcare

• Gaming

• Educational

• Fashion

What is the main issue with interactions in virtual environments according to Stanney and Cohn?

• Hardware requirements

• Negative user reactions

• Difficulty in wayfinding

• Limited to mainly visual and auditory cues

What is the main advantage of touch screen displays according to the text?

• Based on what the user clicks on

• Highly accurate and offer a variety of interaction types

• Detect multiple touch interactions

• Contain a number of other sensors

What is the main challenge for natural language processing in voice technologies?

• Licensing and cost

• Latency

• Quality of processing

• Diversity of language and accents

What is the main challenge for VR in terms of wayfinding according to Stanney and Cohn?

• Hardware requirements

• Navigating through the environment

• Limited to mainly visual and auditory cues

• Negative user reactions

What is the main challenge for AR in terms of focusing on real and virtual objects according to Craig?

• Navigating through the environment

• Hardware requirements

• Effects of the environment

• What to focus on when seeing real and virtual objects