Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
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Accessible Virtual Reality
We present SeeingVR, which enables users with low vision to better enjoy VR and complete tasks more quickly and accurately. It consists of a set of 14 tools that enhance a VR application for people…
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Calendar.help: A Virtual Meeting Scheduling Assistant
Scheduling meetings is tedious. It gets even more challenging when people use different calendaring systems or meet across different time zones. People need to have multiple dialogues to find an optimal time for them to…
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Project Alava: Programming Webs of Microcontrollers
The goal of Project Alava is to enable the easy construction, programming and debugging of microcontroller-based systems, followed by refinement to an optimized realization. High-level programming of the desired system in TypeScript using capability-based APIs…
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AI in PowerPoint
PowerPoint now includes AI technologies to help people create better presentations and become better presenters. Come see how AI helps make creating presentations quicker and easier with Designer and Presenter Coach. Learn how PowerPoint can…
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Microsoft Whiteboard: Digital, Freeform Canvas for Creative Collaboration
We are seeing a shift in the way people work and collaborate across spaces and locations. Designed for modern workplaces, Microsoft Whiteboard is a freeform intelligent canvas where teams can brainstorm, plan, and iterate. It…
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VERSE: Voice. Exploration. Retrieval. Search.
People with visual impairments are expert users of audio interfaces, including voice-activated virtual assistants and screen readers. Through interviews and surveys of this population, we learned that virtual assistants are convenient and accessible, but lack…
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Keynote: Intentional Approaches to Human-Computer Collaboration
Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and mixed reality have the potential to upend the way we create, work, and interact with one another. This disruption is an opportunity and a challenge. As we see technologies…
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Drawiz: Making Technical Diagrams Accessible to People with Visual Impairments
We have all heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. It is particularly true in STEM fields where technical diagrams are used universally as a core construct for communicating ideas. And…
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Charticulator: Interactive Construction of Bespoke Chart Layouts
Charticulator is an interactive authoring tool that enables the creation of bespoke and reusable chart layouts. Charticulator is our response to most existing chart construction interfaces that require authors to choose from predefined chart layouts,…
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Task Intelligence: Doing More with Less
Tasks—defined pieces of work ranging in scope from the specific, such as sending an email, to the broad, such as shipping a feature—are central to all aspects of personal and team productivity. Task intelligence spans…
