3-D, Photo-Real Talking Head
Dynamic texture mapping helps bypass the difficulties in rendering soft tissues like lips, tongue, eyes, and wrinkles, moving us one step closer to being able to create a more realistic personal avatar.
Applied Sciences Group: Smart Interactive Displays
Steven Bathiche, Director, Microsoft Applied Sciences, shares his team’s latest work on the next generation of Smart Interactive Displays.
Microsoft Health Tech Today: Patient-friendly Apps
Patients want information but hospital staff are often too busy to answer questions. Microsoft researchers are developing new ways to deliver real-time, patient-friendly information.
Louise Personal Assistant (Windows Tablet)
Project Louise is an ongoing, multiyear prototyping effort to build an automated personal assistant. This demo highlights the Louise Personal Assistant serving as a conversational natural user interface (NUI): multi-modal speech+touch. This prototype was created…
An Emphasis on Interactive Multimedia and Visualization
Watch presentations from session 1 of the Multimedia & Visualization Workshop, held on February 8, 2011, in Redmond, Washington. Opening remarks are delivered by Roberta Shaffer, president, ICSTI, and Tony Hey, corporate vice president, Microsoft…