Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
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PicoPet: “Real-World” Digital Pet on a Handheld Projector
Digital pets (aka Tamagotchi) have been an extremely popular mobile toy. However they are completely separated from the player’s real world experience. We create a digital pet that is projected into everyday physical world using…
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ShadowDraw
An object-oriented research project delivers an interactive assistant for freehand drawing by recognizing what you’re trying to draw and suggesting traceable pen strokes to improve your drawing.
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PreHeat: Controlling Home Heating With Occupancy Prediction
Home heating uses more energy than any other residential energy expenditure, making increasing the efficiency of home heating an important goal for saving money and protecting the environment. We have built a home-heating system, PreHeat,…
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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.
