A mirror metaphor interaction system: touching remote real objects in an augmented reality environment

We propose a real-world-oriented interface called the "mirror metaphor interaction system". The display shows a mirror image from a camera facing a user, and the user can "touch" objects without making direct contact with the display. The "touched" object displays a menu or works directly. Objects can be placed in a remote room as well as in the user\´s room, and can also be moved around in a room. The user can therefore control equipment or interact with objects anywhere through the display of the system by combining images from local and remote places translucently. Our demonstration shows how the interface makes it easy to establish contact with movable objects in a remote room by "touching" them in the display.