Human-Computer Interaction
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Getting Virtual with Dr. Mar Gonzalez Franco
Episode 4, December 13th, 2017 – On today’s episode, neuroscientist and virtual reality researcher, Dr. Mar Gonzalez Franco, talks about her work in VR, explains how avatars can help increase our empathy and reduce our biases via role play, and…
Snippets from the Revolution – An Interview with Dr. Jaime Teevan
| Jaime Teevan
Episode 1, November 28, 2017 – Dr. Jaime Teevan has a lot to say about productivity in a fragmented culture, and some solutions that seem promising, if somewhat counterintuitive. Dr. Teevan is a Microsoft researcher, University of Washington Affiliate Professor,…
Equal parts passion and skill key to Microsoft Research high school intern projects
In a group — Microsoft Research — where most of the researchers have PhDs, what can high school students contribute? How can Microsoft contribute to high school students? Those questions were answered this summer, when Microsoft Research hosted several high-school-age…
Prix | Canadian Human Computer Communications Society
Kori Inkpen honored with 2017 CHCCS Achievement Award
The 2017 Canadian Human Computer Communications Society Achievement Award was presented to Kori Inkpen at Graphics Interface 2017 for her many contributions to the field of human-computer interaction. Throughout her career, Inkpen’s work has focused on the design and evaluation of computer tools that…
CHI Part 2: Creating technologies that enhance lives in the areas of health and eye tracking
By Justin Cranshaw, Researcher, Microsoft Research With its focus on the relationships between people and computation, the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) excels at creating technologies that marry human skills with computational functionality, to enable outcomes neither humans nor computers…
CHI Part 1: Interacting through touch, virtually and physically
A preview of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems By Justin Cranshaw, Researcher, Microsoft Research Human-computer interaction (HCI) research at Microsoft provides a human-centered perspective on the future of computing, reshaping the roles computers play in…
Dans l’actualité | The New York Times
Remote Control, With a Wave of a Hand
Scientists at Microsoft Research and the University of Washington have come up with a new system that uses the human body as an antenna.
Dans l’actualité | SIGCHI
SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award, 2008
Buxton’s influence has been enormous. His contributions to the field of human-computer interaction start with music: coupling sound, music, and computers through tools, instruments, and even score editors.