RFID Tag Arrays Track Body Movements, Shape Changes

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Carnegie Mellon University researchers have found ways to track body movements and detect shape changes using arrays of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags. RFID-embedded clothing thus could be used to control avatars in video games — much like in the movie "Ready Player One." Embedded clothing could also tell you when you should sit up straight— much like your mother.

Scaling Up Search for Analogies Could Be Key to Innovation

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AI, Crowdsourcing Can Identify Insights That Lead to Breakthroughs

Investment in research is at an all-time high, yet the rate of scientific breakthroughs isn't setting any records. To resolve this quandary, scientists are turning to artificial intelligence and crowdsourcing for help in identifying a key inspiration for innovation — the perfect analogy.

CMU Joins Pittsburgh Community at Racial Justice Summit

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By mhenninger [at] cmu.edu (Michael Henninger)

Kevin Jarbo used to take the bus from his apartment in the Hill District, one of Pittsburgh's predominantly black neighborhoods. At the bus stop, he'd watch kids eating bags of chips for breakfast. The Hill didn't have a grocery store.

HCI students win Bose Challenge, Designing for Augmented Reality with Sound

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More than 100 Carnegie Mellon University students participated in an on-campus challenge last month, designing solutions for an emerging field so new that the technology, a pair of Bose augmented reality (AR) glasses, wasn’t even available to the participants.

The upcoming Bose AR technology will enable developers to superimpose sound on top of the real world based on location or head gestures, creating opportunities for novel experiences with learning, music, travel, and more.

PhD students contribute to Fall ACM XRDS issue on The Computer Scientist

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Four Ph.D. students from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute contributed to the Fall 2018 issue of XRDS (Crossroads), the ACM Magazine by students for students. XRDS is a quarterly print and online publication that reaches tens of thousands of computer science students around the world.

This issue, “The Computer Scientist,” features interviews with a variety of computer scientists about their paths to this broad field. 

Inviting Clients for 2019 HCI Capstone Projects

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Sponsors Needed for Student Projects

The Human-Computer Interaction Institute is currently seeking client sponsors for spring semester 2019 projects.

Capstone projects are a partnership that benefit both parties -- project sponsors get hundreds of hours of skilled research and development, while our students gain valuable experience working on a real-world project.

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