More Human Ambiance in Ambient Computing
Explore the future of ambient computing with a focus on creating peaceful, human-centered technology. Learn 5 provocations for designing subtle, warm interactions that enhance our environment.
Alexa, Set Reminder to Design Good AI for Kids
Experts discuss designing AI digital assistants for children's wellbeing, focusing on supporting human intelligence, promoting healthy habits, and addressing diversity in language recognition.
Comparison of Voice Assistant SDKs for Embedded Linux Devices
Explore voice assistant SDKs for embedded Linux, comparing Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Mycroft. Learn compatibility, features, and prototyping steps using single-board computers like Raspberry Pi.
Empathy-Enabled Extended Reality
Explore empathy in Extended Reality: learn to incorporate contextualized empathy data into XR applications, improving user experience in healthcare and education domains through adaptive, two-way empathetic interactions.
The Power and Beauty of Organic Design
Explore the philosophy of fat-free design and gain insights into extraordinary product creations, from water bottles to innovative chairs, in this inspiring talk by designer Ross Lovegrove.
How MARVEL SNAP Became One of the Biggest Mobile Games of 2022
Discover the journey of MARVEL SNAP's development, from a two-person startup to a global mobile gaming sensation. Gain insights into game design, prototyping, playtesting, and successful launch strategies.
Better Technology, Better Retirement Savings
Explore innovative digital tools and behavioral approaches to improve retirement savings outcomes, focusing on design, automation, and technology to enhance financial security for workers.
Microsoft Viva Topics - Put Knowledge to Work with Content and AI
Explore how Viva Topics and SharePoint Syntex use AI to automate content processing, transform information into knowledge, and enhance productivity in the workplace.
Mobile Fabrication
Exploring the future of personal fabrication on-the-go through surveys, prototypes, and custom apps. Insights on hardware requirements and user experiences in mobile settings like metro trains.
Exemplar Based Experience Transfer
Automatic approach to transfer user content into example banners, using semantic segmentation and energy-based optimization for optimal layout design.
Effects of VE Transition Techniques on Presence, Illusion of Virtual Body Ownership, Efficiency, and Naturalness
Exploring virtual environment transition techniques' impact on presence, body ownership, efficiency, and naturalness in VR, with surprising findings for researchers and game designers.
Multitasking with Play Write - A Mobile Microproductivity Writing Tool
Explore a mobile microproductivity tool that breaks document editing into manageable microtasks, enhancing productivity and reducing stress in multitasking scenarios.
Explorations on Single Usability Metrics
Explores challenges in developing a Single Usability Metric at Microsoft, discussing error rates, time-on-task targets, and scale anchoring. Proposes alternative metric using simple thresholds from anchor text and inter-metric correlations.
Building Together - When Research Went Viral at Uber
Explore Uber's innovative research approach during their driver app redesign, combining ethnographic methods with social media to engage stakeholders and drive impactful product development.
Co-Performing Agent - Design for Building User-Agent Partnership in Learning and Adaptive Services
Explores design strategies for intelligent agents that collaborate with users, enhancing personalized experiences through partnership-building and cooperative learning in adaptive services.
Democratizing the Production of Interactive Hardware
Explores democratizing interactive hardware production, addressing challenges in scaling from prototypes to low-volume products. Proposes innovative solutions like "DevOps for hardware" to make small-scale manufacturing viable and impactful.
CapstanCrunch - A Haptic VR Controller with User-supplied Force Feedback
Innovative haptic VR controller using capstan mechanism for realistic force feedback in virtual environments, offering high-force output with low power consumption and cost-effective design.
Single or Multiple Conversational Agents? - An Interactional Coherence Comparison
Comparison of single vs. multiple chatbots for task completion, analyzing conversation structures, user perceptions, and interaction strategies in a simulated travel planning scenario.
Parody in Place - Exposing Socio-spatial Exclusions in Data-Driven Maps with Design Parody
Explore how design parody exposes socio-spatial exclusions in data-driven maps, challenging the neutrality of neighborhood-based data and prompting reflection on measurement politics.
Learning Visual Importance for Graphic Designs and Data Visualizations
Explore AI-driven models predicting visual element importance in designs and data visualizations, with applications in retargeting, thumbnailing, and interactive design tools.
Taking Haptic Design from Research to Practice
Exploring haptic design's transition from research to practice, focusing on tactile interactions, design languages, and tools for creating physical communication in various applications.