ITS 2013 workshop on visual adaptation of interfaces

This workshop proposed to bring together researchers interested in visual adaptation of interfaces. The gaze-tracking community is often constrained to visual adaptation at short distances where gaze data is reliably available. Researchers working on distance-based interfaces tend to work in room-sized environments, with wall-sized displays or multiple displays. Visual adaptation using contextual information or personalisation is relatively independent of the size of the environment but comes with its own set of challenges due to the complexities of dealing with contextual information. Even though most of these researchers are creating visually adaptive interfaces, their approaches, concerns and constraints differ. The aim of this workshop was to create an opportunity to increase awareness of the diverse research as well as for establishing areas of possible collaboration.