EMMA: Extensible MultiModal Annotation markup language
W3C Working Draft
The W3C Multimodal Interaction working group aims to develop specifications to enable access to the Web using multi-modal interaction.
First there was the command line and keyboard, then came Mr Mouse. The Tablet PC gave us a Pen and some digital ink that didn't get on our hands. Multi-modal is about using many ways to access our computers. We have been talking to computers since day one, but now they are listening and responding..! How about gestures? I'll bet you have made a few gestures directed at your computer, well be careful, they are watching and UNDERSTANDING YOU now!
I was at a talk today at SpeechTEK by Wu Chou and Michael Johnston, they are doing some amazing things and they would like your imput, www-multimodal@w3.org