Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
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PocketTouch: Through-Fabric Capacitive Touch Input
PocketTouch is a capacitive sensing prototype that enables eyes-free multitouch input on a handheld device without having to remove the device from the pocket of one’s pants, shirt, bag, or purse. PocketTouch enables a rich…
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Converging Worlds: A New Era of Computing
We are starting to see a fundamental transformation in how we interact with computers and what we can expect from them. Powered by insights from big data, more natural user interfaces, and a merging of…
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Web Search with Visual Clues: A User Study
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Context and design in ICT for global development
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Things We’ve Learnt About Communication
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The Future of Writing
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Researchers Highlight Collaborations with Kinect for Xbox 360
Microsoft researchers around the globe highlight research contributions to Kinect for Xbox 360 and collaborations with the team that developed the product.
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Kinect Identity and Avatar: Now and Future
Microsoft Research Asia Assistant Managing Director Baining Guo, researchers Jian Sun and Lijuan Wang jointly introduces the projects of Kinect Identity that recognizes users, Avatar Kinect that tracks users’ facial expression, and 3D photo-real talking…
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Programming Life
Life is a product of Living Software: programmable matter that orchestrates a range of remarkable functions, from the self-assembly of every organism on Earth, to the ability to recognise and fight pathogens, to creating intelligence,…
