In this panel, we describe different techniques and
applications of augmenting home and office
environments. One application of augmented
environments is to provide additional information
associated with the environment via visual and / or
auditory cues. Other applications assist users in
controlling aspects of their environment. Commercial
opportunities in some automation allow people to more
easily operate complex systems for temperature
control, security, and maintenance. There are
numerous research issues in designing augmented
environments such as how multimodal input and output
can be used effectively. Many of these systems need
to assume some knowledge of the user's intent and
context. How to capture and interpret information
about users in these environments is an open question.
We will describe these issues during this panel as well
as discuss with the ASSETS community how these
efforts can be applied to the realm of assistive
technology.