Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
Video
Pen + Touch = New Tools
We describe techniques for direct pen+touch input. We observe people’s manual behaviors with physical paper and notebooks. These serve as the foundation for a prototype Microsoft Surface application, centered on note-taking and scrapbooking of materials.…
Video
Combining Multiple Depth Cameras and Projectors for Interactions On, Above, and Between Surfaces
Instrumented with multiple depth cameras and projectors, LightSpace is a small room installation designed to explore a variety of interactions and computational strategies relat-ed to interactive displays and the space that they inhabit. LightSpace cameras…
Video
LightSpace Takes Surface Computing into the New Realm of Spatial Computing
Andy Wilson, senior researcher and Hrvoje Benko, researcher, both from Microsoft Research explain their LightSpace research project. LightSpace combines elements of surface computing and augmented reality research to create a highly interactive space where any…
Publication
Pen + Touch = New Tools
Project
LightSpace
LightSpace combines elements of surface computing and augmented reality research to create a highly interactive space where any surface, and even the space between surfaces, is fully interactive. Our concept transforms the ideas of surface…
Project
HomeOS: Enabling smarter homes for everyone
It is no secret that homes are ever-increasing hotbeds of new technology such as set-top boxes, game consoles, wireless routers, home automation devices, tablets, smart phones, and security cameras. This innovation is breeding heterogeneity and…
Project
ChronoZoom
Visualizing the history of everything Note: This project is retired and no longer supported, but is still available for use. ChronoZoom is an open-source community project dedicated to visualizing the history of everything. Big History…