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Project Research

Tree

Tree is a virtual experience that transforms you into a rainforest tree. With your arms as branches and body as the trunk, you experience t…

in Fluid Interfaces
Xin Liu · Yedan Qian +1 more
#virtual reality #augmented reality #environment
Archived
Project Research

RFind: Extreme localization for billions of items

Presenting RFind, a new technology that allows us to locate almost any object with extreme accuracy by transforming low-cost, battery-free …

in Signal Kinetics
Fadel Adib · Yunfei Ma +1 more
#artificial intelligence #augmented reality #human-machine interaction +6 more
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Project Research

HyperCubes: Learning computational concepts in Augmented Reality

HyperCubes is an augmented reality platform to help children understand computational concepts drawn from their physical surroundings, from…

in Living Mobile
Anna Fuste
#design #augmented reality #learning +1 more
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Archived
Project Research

Reality Editor 2.0

The Reality Editor is a web browser for the physical world: Point your phone or tablet at a physical object and an interface pops up with i…

in Fluid Interfaces
Benjamin Reynolds · Pattie Maes +1 more
#augmented reality #interfaces #internet of things
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Publication Research

Mathland: Constructionist Mathematical Learning in the Real World Using Immersive Mixed Reality

Mina Khan, Fernando Trujano, Pattie Maes, "Mathland: Constructionist Mathematical Learning in the Real World Using Immersive Mixed Reality" International Conference on Immersive Learning

Academic Paper, June 2018
in Fluid Interfaces
#augmented reality #learning
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Research
Living Mobile

Enhancing mobile life through improved user interactions

#design #human-computer interaction #art +16 more
Not Accepting Applicants
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Project Research

GeoBits

This is an open source geospatial exploration tool. Using various public APIs including Open Street Map and the United States Census, we ca…

in City Science
Nina Lutz · Kent Larson +1 more
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Singapore Pedestrian Accessibility

This project focused on pedestrian accessibility in collaboration with Singapore Centre for Liveable Cities. Researchers and planners came …

in City Science
Nina Lutz · J. Ira Winder +1 more
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

GSK Places Initiative

This project is part of a parallel research endeavor with GSK Manufacturing. By simulating how scientists at the Upper Providence site inte…

in City Science
Nina Lutz · J. Ira Winder +1 more
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

GSK Manufacturing Initiative

This project is the first of two projects in collaboration with GSK. We are developing a computational simulation that allows a human user …

in City Science
J. Ira Winder · Nina Lutz +1 more
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Oasis

Oasis won Silver at the Edison Awards 2017.Oasis received the Best Paper Award at VRST 2016.Oasis is a novel system for automatically gener…

in Fluid Interfaces
Misha Sra · Pattie Maes
#virtual reality #augmented reality
Archived
Archived
Project Research

WordSense

As more powerful and spatially aware Augmented Reality devices become available, we can leverage the user’s context to embed reality with a…

in Fluid Interfaces · ML Learning
Pattie Maes · Christian David Vazquez Machado
#virtual reality #augmented reality #learning +2 more
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Article Research

AR is transforming tech. What can it do for cities?

Cities need to work to ensure that AR makes the leap from “cool experience,” to a technology that improves residents’ lives.

via CityLab · Aug. 3, 2018
in City Science
#augmented reality #civic technology #urban planning
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Project Research

CityScope Riyadh

We recently led a workshop in Saudi Arabia, with staff from the Riyadh Development Authority, to test a new version of our CityScope platfo…

in City Science
J. Ira Winder · Mohammad Hadhrawi +1 more
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
Archived
Archived
Project Research

Mission Wildlife

Mission Wildlife is a research collaboration between San Diego Zoo Global and the MIT Center for Civic Media to explore the poten…

Ethan Zuckerman · Poseidon Ho +1 more
#augmented reality #civic media #civic technology +9 more
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Post Research

"Bits and Bricks" Wins Best Demo Award at IEEE Future Technologies Conference

Ira Winder and the Tactile Matrix won the award for best demonstration at the IEEE Future Technologies Conference.

Dec. 2, 2017
in City Science
#computer vision #augmented reality #open source +1 more
Archived
Project Research

Reality Editor

The Reality Editor is a new kind of tool for empowering you to connect and manipulate the functionality of physical objects. Just point the…

in Fluid Interfaces
James Hobin · Pattie Maes +2 more
#augmented reality #consumer electronics #interfaces +1 more
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Publication Research

ARTextiles: Promoting Social Interactions Around Personal Interests Through Augmented Reality

Fuste, Anna, and Chris Schmandt. "ARTextiles: Promoting Social Interactions Around Personal Interests Through Augmented Reality." Proceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM, 2017.

Media, May 2017
in Living Mobile
#augmented reality #social science #data visualization
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
Archived
Project Research

RePose

Sleep is perhaps the most critical human activity for well-being, but seldom receives the priority it deserves. We get less rest than we ne…

in Advancing Wellbeing · Tangible Media
Hiroshi Ishii · Daniel Fitzgerald
#robotics #design #virtual reality +6 more
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Post Research

The Inevitability Of Augmented Reality HMDs

Forbes Opinion article on HMDs, featuring Pattie Maes. By Charlie Fink.

Nov. 13, 2017
in Fluid Interfaces
#augmented reality
Publication Research

Mission Wildlife: An Augmented Reality Approach to Engaging People About Threats to Endangered Species at a Zoo

Ho, P. H., Miller, G. A., Wang M. Y., Haleftiras, N., Zuckerman, E. 2017. Mission Wildlife: An Augmented Reality Approach to Engaging People About Threats to Endangered Species at a Zoo. In proceedings of Unobtrusive User Experiences with Technology in Nature (NatureCHI'17) at the 19th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI'17).

Proceedings, Sept. 2017
in Civic Media
#augmented reality #civic technology #crowdsourcing +5 more
Project Research

Last Mile Logistics

Developed by Ira Winder with the MIT Centre for Transportation and Logistics, the model seeks to use real population data and create a simu…

in City Science
Kent Larson · J. Ira Winder
#computer vision #architecture #augmented reality +7 more
Publication Research

NeverMind: Using Augmented Reality for Memorization

Oscar Rosello, Marc Exposito, and Pattie Maes. 2016. NeverMind: Using Augmented Reality for Memorization. In Proceedings of the 29th Annual Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST '16 Adjunct). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 215-216.

Proceedings, Oct. 2016
in Fluid Interfaces
#augmented reality #extended intelligence #learning
Article Research

Escape from the Horror of 2017 by Becoming a Tree

Nest caterpillars in your arms, and watch the days pass.

via FastCoDesign · April 3, 2017
in Fluid Interfaces
#virtual reality #augmented reality #environment
Article Research

These Companies Are Helping Put Chicago on the Cutting Edge of Emerging Tech

Member company Isobar's collaborative research innovating in VR.

via AdWeek · June 12, 2017
in Fluid Interfaces
#virtual reality #augmented reality
Article Research

TreeSense, la realtà virtuale per trasformarsi in un albero

TreeSense è un simulatore di alberi per umani, ovvero un’interfaccia in realtà virtuale che permette di trasformare la persona in un albero…

via Wired Italy · June 14, 2017
in Fluid Interfaces
#virtual reality #augmented reality
Article Research

Core77 Interaction Award: Student Runner Up

Core77 Design Awards 2017: Student Runner Up Interaction Award

via Core77 Design Awards 2017 · April 3, 2017
in Fluid Interfaces
#virtual reality #augmented reality
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Project Research

RoomScope

RoomScope is an immersive real-time architectural sensor visualization using Microsoft HoloLens.

in Changing Places
Honghao Deng
#augmented reality #internet of things
Archived
Article Research

‘Oasis’ reconstructs your physical room into a VR paradise using Google Tango

via UploadVR · Jan. 17, 2017
in Fluid Interfaces
#augmented reality

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