Augmented User Interface

This paper presents a collection of new Augmented Reality interfaces based on Processing. In this research, the augmented object is the user him/herself, without the need to wear any kind of marker since his/her own face is detected. Once this task is done, different simulations of interfaces are created depending on the purpose of each approach. This brings a vast range of new possibilities in which a user's information can be sorted and accessed. Besides the interfaces, we consider other kinds of approaches with an artistic nature. A total of seven applications are designed, according to two aspects: two as technical approaches, four with artistic considerations and a last one which is a combination of technical and artistic. In the first ones, personal data can be searched such as professional information, first aid help, legal data or medical information. In the artistic approach, several concepts are studied: privacy, interpersonal communication issues or the link between identity perception and face features. A group of people, including medical professionals, tried these interfaces and evaluated them as feedback for the research. Finally, some conclusions are presented and further work possibilities are suggested.