{"id":200033,"date":"2015-01-20T15:09:57","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T23:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/events\/design-expo-2014\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T12:01:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:01:32","slug":"design-expo-2014","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/design-expo-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Design Expo 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

Design Expo Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

About Design Expo<\/a>
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Each year, Microsoft Research sponsors a semester-long class at leading design schools. Students are asked to form interdisciplinary teams of two to four students to design a user experience prototype that solves a real-world problem. From these groups, a representative team from each school presents its work to Microsoft.<\/p>\n

2014 Design Challenge<\/h2>\n

In a world with a billion sensors, how will we make sense of it all? <\/b><\/p>\n

In our daily lives we encounter sensors all the time, like when a motion sensor turns a light on in a dark place, or when a carbon monoxide detector tell us that the air is becoming hazardous. Sensors extend our abilities to see, hear, and feel far beyond what we ourselves can take in\u2014from arrays of telescopes sensing the edges of the universe to nano-scale biological sensors amplifying our own sense of smell.<\/p>\n

In a world with a billion sensors, how will we make sense of it all?<\/p>\n

How will sensors change the way we perceive not only our environment but ourselves and others?<\/p>\n

How will sensors change the way we live and work?<\/p>\n

What interfaces, services, devices and experiences will be necessary to make sense of it all and avoid sensory overload?<\/p>\n

What are key problems this data can be used to help solve, what new troubles can we anticipate it creates?<\/p>\n

Participating schools and projects<\/h2>\n
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  1. Escola Superior De Desenho Industrial (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    \n[    video (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, slides]
    \nProfessors: Marcos Martins, Elianne Jobim, Noni, Geiger, Rodolfo Capeto
    \nMicrosoft Liaison: Melissa Quintanilha
    \nProject: Platform, a collaborative information system for subway stations<\/li>\n
  2. New York University, Interactive Telecommunications Program (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, New York, NY, United States
    \n[    video (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, slides (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>]
    \nProfessor: Liesje Hodgson
    \nMicrosoft Liaisons: Cindy Wong, Kati London
    \nProject: Eade, a research toy for early autism detection & diagnosis<\/li>\n
  3. Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Media Innovation Lab, Herzliya, Israel
    \n[    video (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, slides (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>]
    \nProfessors: Oren Zuckerman, Noa Morag, Guy Hoffman
    \nMicrosoft Liaisons: Ruth Kikin-Gil, Adi Diamant
    \nProject: Tilt-iT: A game device that helps kids to improve physical imbalance issues<\/li>\n
  4. Carnegie Mellon University (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Department of Design, Pittsburg, PA, United States
    \n[    video (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, slides]
    \nProfessors: Peter Scupelli, Bruce Hanington
    \nMicrosoft Liaisons: Jane Park, Annika Ushio
    \nProject: Grassroots, a platform for neighbors to connect by creating and sharing data from the neighborhood’s sensor network<\/li>\n
  5. University of Washington, Interactive Design Program (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Seattle, WA, United States
    \n[    video (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, slides]
    \nProfessor: Axel Roesler
    \nMicrosoft Liaisons: Nathan Auer, March Rogers
    \nProject: Vive Band: Keep young people safe during high risk situations<\/li>\n
  6. Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Product Design (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Copenhagen, Denmark
    \n[    video (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, slides (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>]
    \nProfessor: Troels Degn Johansson
    \nMicrosoft Liaison: Jakob Nielsen
    \nProject: Navi-Band: A tool toy for safety, navigation and play.<\/li>\n
  7. Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Copenhagen, Denmark
    \n[    video (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, slides (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>]
    \nProfessors: Alie Rose, Simona Maschi
    \nMicrosoft Liaison: Haiyan Zhang
    \nProject: Selective Reality: An approach with augmented reality with tone<\/li>\n
  8. Goldsmiths (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, University of London, United Kingdom
    \n[    video (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, slides (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>]
    \nProfessor: Tobie Kerridge
    \nMicrosoft Liaisons: Richard Banks, Tim Regan
    \nProject: Wired Eye: A kaleidoscope for viewing aerial shots of data centers<\/li>\n
  9. Art Center College of Design (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, Pasadena, CA, United States
    \n[    video (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, slides (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>]
    \nProfessors: Phil Van Ellen, Ben Hooker
    \nMicrosoft Liasons: Colleen Estrada, Joyce Chou, Malek Chalabi
    \nProject: The Future of Wearable Services: A Proposal for a Pop-Up Sensor Nail Salon<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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