Force Input Device for Graphical Environment Tweaking (FIDGET)
From The Theme SENSING AND COMPUTING WHAT IF What if we could provide natural interactions with 3D environments? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to develop a handheld physical input device that would allow designers to use their dexterity—the whole hand, both hands, perhaps even the whole body— in interacting with graphical […]
Spatial Meaning Constraints in Visual Language Reading
From The Theme SOCIAL AND COMPUTING SCIENCES WHAT IF What if we could study how people process text and images in order to better understand the parameters of visual language? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to explore the perceptual constraints available for processing meaning from the textual and spatial features of […]
Persuasion Through Mobile Devices and Operant Conditioning via Interactive Technology
From The Theme SOCIAL AND COMPUTING SCIENCES WHAT IF? What if we could better understand how computers (including handheld computers and mobile phones) might use principles of behaviorism to influence people and change their behavior? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to enhance investigations in two areas: (1) persuasion through mobile devices […]
mediaX Thought Leader Leads Research to Create a Faster AI Camera
Gordon Wetzstein combines two types of computers to create a less energy-intensive image processor for more efficient image classification.
Revealing and Using Emotion Detection
From The Theme HUMAN MACHINE INTERACTION AND SENSING WHAT IF? What if we could develop systems and algorithms that sense and communicate human emotions accurately and appropriately? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to investigate fundamental issues surrounding how systems should handle emotion detection, including optimal approaches for revealing emotional information. We […]
Designing Sensor-Based Interactions by Example
From The Theme HUMAN MACHINE INTERACTION AND SENSING WHAT IF? What if we had tools that made designing sensor-based interactions, applications and products as easy as demonstrating sensor input and desired behavior? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to develop a tool that would make designing sensor-based interactions as easy as performing […]
Transparent Social Footprints
From The Theme PUBLISH ON DEMAND WHAT IF What if we could help media companies increase revenue by tracking the “social footprints” of their audiences? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We wanted to examine the requirements needed to develop prototypes for metrics and tools to support media organizations in the shift from print to […]
TweakCorps: Re-targeting Existing Webpages for Diverse Devices and Users
From The Theme PUBLISH ON DEMAND WHAT IF What if there were a machine learning algorithm that could identify and label design elements of web pages? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We focused on one popular class of semantic identifiers – those concerned with the structure (information architecture) of a page. Across webpages, there […]
Leveraging Team Information Interactions to Reveal Project Workflows
From The Theme KNOWLEDGE WORKER PRODUCTIVITY WHAT IF What if we could improve the productivity of knowledge workers by developing information management tools that are capable of communicating design processes? WHAT WE SET OUT TO DO We set out to develop a tool that contributed to knowledge workers’ process and productivity by providing project teams […]