Proximity as Key Property in the Egocentric Interaction Paradigm

In this workshop position paper we briefly discuss the relationship between proxemics and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), highlighting the fact that the former has a focus on social aspects of human behaviour while the latter (traditionally) has not. We also present our own proximity-based framework intended to help in the design of future interactive Ubiquitous Computing systems that optimize the use of locally available computing and interaction resources on the basis of human perception and action capabilities.