Computing devices have
become ever more present in our everyday environments, however embedding these
technologies into our routines has remained a challenge. This book explores
the novel theory of peripheral interaction to rectify this. This theory examines how interactive
systems can
be developed in such a way to allow people to seamlessly interact with
their computer devices, but only focus on them at relevant times, building on
the way in which people effortlessly divide their attention over several
everyday activities in day to day life.

Capturing the current
state of the art within the field, this book explores the history and foundational
theories of peripheral interaction, discusses
novel interactive styles suitable for peripheral interaction, addresses
different application domains which can benefit from peripheral interaction and
presents visions of how these
developments can have a positive impact on our future lives. As such, this
book’s aim is to contribute to research and practice in fields such as
human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing and Internet of Things, a view
on how interactive technology could be redesigned to form a meaningful, yet
unobtrusive part of people’s everyday lives.

Peripheral Interaction will be highly beneficial to researchers and
designers alike in areas such as HCI, Ergonomics and Interaction Design.