Microsoft at CHI 2021
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The rise of parallel chat in online meetings: how can we make the most of it?
| Advait Sarkar and Sean Rintel
“I’ll put a link to that doc in the chat” “Sorry, my internet is terrible, I’ll put my question in the chat” “That GIF from Amy in the chat is hilarious” If these phrases sound familiar to you, you’re not…
CHI 2021: Redefining accessibility to build more inclusive technologies
Accessibility and inclusion represent a growing space in the technology landscape, and how research and development are being used to empower people across abilities is expanding in exciting ways. Instead of treating disabilities as conditions in need of solutions—as has…
CHI 2021: Making remote and hybrid meetings work in the new future of work
| Jaime Teevan
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, some truths about the nature of work have been underscored: it is uniquely complex, quickly shifting, and increasingly technology-mediated. Teaching, medicine, mental health, and other professions—previously thought to be near-impossible to do remotely—have…
Microsoft Research collaborates with KAIST in Korea to explore bimanual interactions with haptic feedback in virtual reality
| Michel Pahud, Mike Sinclair, and Andrea Bianchi
Editor's Note: Bimanual controllers are frequently used to enhance the realism and immersion of virtual reality experiences such as games and simulations. Researchers have typically relied on mechanical linkages between the controllers to recreate the sensation of holding different objects…