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Microsoft launches four games that users can play with their eyes
Microsoft has been investing in accessibility for its products in a number of ways, including the Xbox Adaptive Controller last year. One notable accessibility improvement came to Windows 10 a couple of years ago, when Microsoft added native support for…
In the news | Windows Central
‘Eyes First’ games from Microsoft let you control the action with your eyes
Microsoft has released four games that can be played with your eyes using eye-tracking technology. Tile Slide, Match Two, Double Up, and Maze are all reimagined versions of popular games that utilize Windows 10’s eye-tracking APIs.
Microsoft Research Podcast
Enabling design with Ann Paradiso
Episode 70, April 3, 2019 – On today’s podcast, Ann tells us all about life in the extreme constraint design lane, explains what a PALS is, and tells us some incredibly entertaining stories about how the eye tracking technology behind…
In the news | Microsoft News
Empathy and innovation: How Microsoft’s cultural shift is leading to new product development
The young Microsoft software engineer had just moved to the U.S. and was trying her best to stay in close touch with her parents back home, calling them on Skype every week. But their internet connection in India was poor,…
Microsoft Research Podcast
Enable(ing) people to do more with Dr. Rico Malvar
Episode 61, January 30, 2019 – Dr. Rico Malvar recalls his early years at a fledgling Microsoft Research, talks about the exciting work he oversees now, explains why designing with the user is as important as designing for the user,…
Microsoft Research Blog
Microsoft Ability Initiative: A collaborative quest to innovate in image captioning for people who are blind or with low vision
| Meredith Ringel Morris
Microsoft is committed to pushing the boundaries of technology to improve and positively influence all parts of society. Recent advances in deep learning and related AI techniques have resulted in significant strides in automated image captioning. However, current image captioning…
Microsoft Research Podcast
Soundscaping the world with Amos Miller
Episode 54, December 12, 2018 – Amos Miller is a product strategist on the Microsoft Research NeXT Enable team, and he’s played a pivotal role in bringing some of MSR’s most innovative research to users with disabilities. He also happens…
Microsoft Research Blog
Encouraging developers and manufacturers to innovate with Eye Control
Eye Control is an exciting technology in Windows 10 that allows customers to use their eyes to control an on-screen mouse, keyboard and text-to-speech experience. This is a technology that empowers people with limited mobility such as people living with…
Microsoft Research Podcast
Designing the future with the help of the past with Bill Buxton
Episode 46, October 17, 2018 – In a wide-ranging interview, Bill Buxton explains why Marcel Proust and TS Eliot can be instructive for computer scientists, why the long nose of innovation is essential to success in technology design, why problem-setting…