CounterIntelligence: Augmented Reality Kitchen
Leonardo Bonanni, Chia-Hsun Lee, Ted Selker
MIT Media Laboratory
20 Ames Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
{amerigo, jackylee, selker}@media.mit.edu
ABSTRACT
The kitchen is a complex and dangerous multi-user work
environment that can benefit from augmented reality
techniques to help people cook more safely, easily and
efficiently. We present Counter Intelligence, a conventional
kitchen augmented with the projection of information onto
its objects and surfaces to orient users, coordinate between
multiple tasks and increase confidence in the system. Five
discrete systems gather information from the kitchen and
display information in an intuitive manner with special
consideration for directing the user’s attention. This paper
presents the design of these systems and results of initial
evaluations.
Author Keywords
Augmented
Reality,
Context-Aware
Computing,
Interaction, Smart Rooms, Projection Techniques, Product
design, Image Understanding.
ACM Classification Keywords
Categories and subject descriptors: H.4.m [Information
Systems Applications]: Miscellaneous, Kitchen;
J.7
[Computers in Other Systems]: Consumer products,
Kitchen counter, refrigerator, cabinets, sink, range.
INTRODUCTION
Domestic kitchens are technologically complex laboratories
where multiple users carry out different, complex tasks with
numerous tools, work surfaces and appliances. As with any
laboratory used simultaneously by multiple people,
accidents can happen if two different activities collide. The
tools of the kitchen are numerous and complex, often
requiring instruction before they can be used. The
appliances, despite
their automation, rarely provide
feedback on their status or prompt users for interaction.
Kitchens are natural candidates for augmented reality
interfaces because there is a high need for users to remain
in contact with physical reality while using a number of
sophisticated tools that benefit from digital information [3].
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