Evaluating Contextual Information for Wearable Computing

Does the use of a wearable context-aware computer increase task proficiency? User trials have been carried out in an attempt to answer this question. The study involves WECAPC software developed to run on the χ3 wearable computer. The trials demonstrate that a wearable computer with simple context-awareness yields superior performance to either Internet search or realworld activity. Thus, we conclude that the use of context does indeed improve user task proficiency.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2002
• Where: ISWC
• Authors: Huw W. Bristow, Chris Baber, James Cross, Sandra I. Woolley
• Keywords: Human Computer Interaction, Increase Task Proficiency, ISWC 2002, Task Proficiency, Wearable Computer