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Tangible multimodal interfaces for safety-critical applications

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Designing effective digital systems in safety-critical arenas takes interfaces inspired by, or included in, the physical world.

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                cover image Communications of the ACM
                Communications of the ACM  Volume 47, Issue 1
                Multimodal interfaces that flex, adapt, and persist
                January 2004
                104 pages
                ISSN:0001-0782
                EISSN:1557-7317
                DOI:10.1145/962081
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