Sensing Technologies for Future Computing Form Factors
Andy Wilson , Microsoft Research
awilson
microsoft.com
Seminar on People, Computers,
and Design
Stanford University October 27, 2006
The vision of ubiquitous computing suggests that interactivity will be embedded throughout our physical environment in a wide variety of modes of use and form factors. I will present a series of projects which exploit sensing technologies such as computer vision to enable a wide variety of fluid, natural interactions situated on walls and tabletop surfaces. For example, PlayAnywhere is a compact tabletop projection-vision system which explores a number of new interactions on everyday surfaces, while TouchLight combines a transparent projection screen material with computer vision techniques. These new form factors have the potential of changing the way we relate to computing, but they also pose a challenge in terms of interaction design because they are so different from today's desktop computing.
Andy Wilson is a member of the Adaptive Systems and Interaction group at Microsoft Research. His current areas of interest include applying sensing techniques to enable new styles of human-computer interaction, but he is also interested in machine learning, gesture-based interfaces, inertial sensing and display technologies. Before joining Microsoft, Andy obtained his BA at Cornell University, and MS and PhD at the MIT Media Laboratory. Publications and a few videos of his work are located at http://research.microsoft.com/~awilson.
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