Human-computer interaction
Redefining human experiences through innovations in research, design, and technology.
Project
Accessible Workplace
This project examines how workplaces and productivity tools can be made more inclusive to people of all abilities, including tools for remote work.
Video
AVE: Audio Virtual Exploration for people who are blind or low vision
Audio-based virtual navigation experiences present an opportunity for people who are blind or have low vision to increase their familiarity with an area before traveling. Such experiences could also increase people’s excitement and confidence in…
Video
FootNotes: Geo-referenced Audio Annotations for Nonvisual Exploration
Video accompanying the FootNotes IMWUT article.
Video
SeeingVR: A Set of Tools to Make Virtual Reality More Accessible to People with Low Vision
Video figure accompanying a CHI 2019 paper on the same topic. The research paper will be available in January 2019.
Tool
SeeingVR Toolkit
Current virtual reality applications do not support people who have low vision, i.e., vision loss that falls short of complete blindness but is not correctable by glasses. We present SeeingVR, a set of 14 tools…
Video
Canetroller: Enabling People with Visual Impairments to Navigate Virtual Reality with a Haptic and Auditory Cane Simulation
Traditional virtual reality (VR) mainly focuses on visual feedback, which is not accessible for people with visual impairments. We created Canetroller, a haptic cane controller that simulates white cane interactions, enabling people with visual impairments…
Video
Data Visualization: Bridging the Gap Between Users and Information
With the explosion of data available today, finding effective ways for humans to interact with that data represents an enormous opportunity for researchers. At present, the ability to understand the nuances of visualizing data extends…
Publication
Embracing Digital Transformation as-a-Service
Webinar
Data Visualization: Bridging the gap between users and information webinar
In this webinar led by Microsoft researcher Dr. Steven Drucker, Partner Research Manager and manager of the Visualization and Interactive Data Analysis (VIDA) Group, learn how information visualization provides an interactive bridge between the raw…
Group
Enable Group
We create technology innovations that improve the lives of people with disabilities. As part of this effort, we embrace the concept of universal design, where we aim to bring new experiences to all users with…