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Human Dynamics

Exploring how social networks can influence our lives in business, health, governance, and technology adoption and diffusion

#robotics #design #social networks +68 more
Not Accepting Applicants
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Exploring the Use of Real-Time Camera Filters on Embodiment and Creativity

Leong, Joanne, et al. "Exploring the Use of Real-Time Camera Filters on Embodiment and Creativity." Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2021.

Proceedings, May 2021
in Fluid Interfaces
#human-computer interaction #augmented reality #cognition +2 more
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Fluid Interfaces

Designing Systems for Cognitive Support

#robotics #design #virtual reality +47 more
Accepting Applicants
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Responsive Environments

Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks

#robotics #design #virtual reality +66 more
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Social Machines

Promoting deeper learning and understanding in human networks

#design #social networks #computer vision +50 more
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Essence

The sense of smell is perhaps the most pervasive of all senses, but it is also one of the least understood and least exploited in HCI. We p…

in Advancing Wellbeing · Fluid Interfaces
Pattie Maes · Judith Amores Fernandez
#design #fashion #perception +3 more
Archived
Project Research

Predicting Bonding in Conversations

We show that using thin slices (< 1 minute) of facial expression and body language data, we can train a deep neural network to predict w…

in Affective Computing
Natasha Jaques · Rosalind W. Picard
#human-machine interaction #perception #machine learning
Archived
Project Research

Essence Wearables: Biometric Olfactory Interfaces for Day and Night

Human-computer interaction (HCI) has traditionally focused on designing and investigating interfaces that provide explicit visual, auditory…

in Fluid Interfaces
Judith Amores Fernandez
#design #virtual reality #human-computer interaction +18 more
Archived
Project Research

PerForm

PerForm explores the intuitive meanings associated with the shape of objects, and how a deformable tool can allow for interaction based on …

in Object-Based Media
Caroline Rozendo · Irmandy Wicaksono +1 more
#design #human-computer interaction #music +2 more
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Publication Research

Essence: Olfactory Interfaces for Unconscious Influence of Mood and Cognitive Performance

Judith Amores and Pattie Maes. 2017. Essence: Olfactory Interfaces for Unconscious Influence of Mood and Cognitive Performance. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI '17). ACM, Denver, CO, USA. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3025453.3026004

Academic Paper, May 2017
in Fluid Interfaces
#design #fashion #perception +3 more
Project Research

Andorra | Energy + Environment

View the main City Science Andorra project profile.

in City Science
Arnaud Grignard · Juanita Devis +3 more
#architecture #energy #environment +6 more
Project Research

Andorra | Innovation

View the main City Science Andorra project profile.The MIT Media Lab's City Science research group, the University of Andorra, and national…

in City Science
Kent Larson · Luis Alberto Alonso Pastor +5 more
#data #kids #learning +3 more
Project Research

Haptic Footprint

We only perceive a tiny sliver of the world around us. We are constrained by what our senses can process. These senses evolved to react to …

in Responsive Environments
Paul Strohmeier
#augmented reality #perception #data visualization
Project Research

Magic Robot Interaction

Can a magician and a robot collaborate on stage to create a believable, evocative performance?We are studying how the …

#human-machine interaction #perception #social robotics +1 more
Archived
Publication Research

Sequential Voting Promotes Collective Discovery in Social Recommendation Systems

Elisa Celis, Peter Krafft, and Nathan Kobe. (2016). Sequential Voting Promotes Collective Discovery in Social Recommendation Systems. The Tenth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM).

Academic Paper, March 2016
in Human Dynamics
#communications #perception #social science
How to create better online environments and interfaces for human communication.
#robotics #design #architecture +25 more
Not Accepting Applicants
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Center for Future Banking
#robotics #architecture #art +27 more
Archived
Project Research

Music Visualization via Musical Information Retrieval

In a study of human perception of music in relation to different representations of video graphics, this project explores the automatic syn…

in Opera of the Future
Tod Machover · Thomas Sanchez Lengeling
#data #music #perception

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