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User interfaces are composed of one or more layers, including a '''human-machine interface''' ('''HMI''') that interfaces machines with physical [[Input device|input hardware]] such as keyboards, mice, or game pads, and output hardware such as [[computer monitor]]s, speakers, and [[Printer (computing)|printer]]s. A device that implements an HMI is called a [[human interface device]] (HID). Other terms for human–machine interfaces are '''man–machine interface''' ('''MMI''') and, when the machine in question is a computer, '''human–computer interface'''. Additional UI layers may interact with one or more human senses, including: tactile UI ([[Somatosensory system|touch]]), visual UI ([[Visual perception|sight]]), auditory UI ([[Hearing|sound]]), olfactory UI ([[Olfaction|smell]]), equilibria UI ([[Sense of balance|balance]]), and gustatory UI ([[taste]]). | User interfaces are composed of one or more layers, including a '''human-machine interface''' ('''HMI''') that interfaces machines with physical [[Input device|input hardware]] such as keyboards, mice, or game pads, and output hardware such as [[computer monitor]]s, speakers, and [[Printer (computing)|printer]]s. A device that implements an HMI is called a [[human interface device]] (HID). Other terms for human–machine interfaces are '''man–machine interface''' ('''MMI''') and, when the machine in question is a computer, '''human–computer interface'''. Additional UI layers may interact with one or more human senses, including: tactile UI ([[Somatosensory system|touch]]), visual UI ([[Visual perception|sight]]), auditory UI ([[Hearing|sound]]), olfactory UI ([[Olfaction|smell]]), equilibria UI ([[Sense of balance|balance]]), and gustatory UI ([[taste]]). | ||
'''Composite user interfaces''' ('''CUIs''') are UIs that interact with two or more senses. The most common CUI is a ''[[graphical user interface]]'' (GUI), which is composed of a tactile UI and a visual UI capable of displaying [[graphics]]. When sound is added to a GUI, it becomes a ''multimedia user interface'' (MUI). There are three broad categories of CUI: ''standard'', ''virtual'' and ''augmented''. Standard CUI use standard human interface devices like keyboards, mice, and computer monitors. When the CUI blocks out the real world to create a [[virtual reality]], the CUI is virtual and uses a ''virtual reality interface''. When the CUI does not block out the real world and creates [[augmented reality]], the CUI is augmented and uses an ''augmented reality interface''. When a UI interacts with all human senses, it is called a qualia interface, named after the theory of [[qualia]].{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} CUI may also be classified by how many senses they interact with as either an X-sense virtual reality interface or X-sense augmented reality interface, where X is the number of senses interfaced with. For example, a [[Smell-O-Vision]] is a 3-sense (3S) Standard CUI with visual display, sound and smells; when ''virtual reality interfaces'' interface with smells and touch it is said to be a 4-sense (4S) virtual reality interface; and when ''augmented reality interfaces'' interface with smells and touch it is said to be a 4-sense (4S) augmented reality interface. | '''Composite user interfaces''' ('''CUIs''') are UIs that interact with two or more senses. The most common CUI is a ''[[graphical user interface]]'' (GUI), which is composed of a tactile UI and a visual UI capable of displaying [[graphics]]. When sound is added to a GUI, it becomes a ''multimedia user interface'' (MUI). There are three broad categories of CUI: ''standard'', ''virtual'' and ''augmented''. Standard CUI use standard human interface devices like keyboards, mice, and computer monitors. When the CUI blocks out the real world to create a [[virtual reality]], the CUI is virtual and uses a ''virtual reality interface''. When the CUI does not block out the real world and creates [[augmented reality]], the CUI is augmented and uses an ''augmented reality interface''. When a UI interacts with all human senses, it is called a qualia interface, named after the theory of [[qualia]].{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} CUI may also be classified by how many senses they interact with as either an X-sense virtual reality interface or X-sense augmented reality interface, where X is the number of senses interfaced with. For example, a [[Smell-O-Vision]] is a 3-sense (3S) Standard CUI with visual display, sound and smells; when ''virtual reality interfaces'' interface with smells and touch it is said to be a 4-sense (4S) virtual reality interface; and when ''augmented reality interfaces'' interface with smells and touch it is said to be a 4-sense (4S) augmented reality interface.{{Citation needed}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||