Formalizing Digital Proprioception for Devices, Environments, and Users

Abstract

AbstractWe discuss the concept of digital proprioception for smart devices and smart environments, which we formalize and operationalize in the context of Ambient Intelligence with a dedicated event-driven software architecture. We also propose extended digital proprioception, by means of which devices and environments can access supplementary information about themselves from other sources, beyond their internal sensing capabilities. We use the latter concept to propose extended human proprioception enabled by the conjoint operation of smart devices and environments. Our contributions enable a new way to conceptualize interactions in smart environments by designing user experiences mediated by spatial communication interfaces where physical space integrates interaction.