Faculty Projects

Current solutions for providing navigation instructions to users who are walking are mostly limited to 2D maps on smartphones and voice-based instructions Current solutions for providing navigation instructions to users who are walking are mostly limited to 2D maps on smartphones and voice-based instructions. Mixed Reality (MR) holds the promise of inte ...

From creating input devices to rendering tangible information, the field of HCI is interested in using kinematic mechanisms to create human-computer inter From creating input devices to rendering tangible information, the field of HCI is interested in using kinematic mechanisms to create human-computer interfaces. Yet, due to fabrication and design chal ...

We present an optimization-based approach that automatically adapts Mixed Reality (MR) interfaces to different physical environments. Current MR layouts, We present an optimization-based approach that automatically adapts Mixed Reality (MR) interfaces to different physical environments. Current MR layouts, including the position and scale of virtual in ...

The Polyphonic project explores collecting real-world data by piggybacking on game streaming communities such as Twitch, which capture over a trillion min The Polyphonic project explores collecting real-world data by piggybacking on game streaming communities such as Twitch, which capture over a trillion minutes of viewer attention a year. By embedding ...

How can games help address the challenge of climate change? Through research and design, we are exploring ways that games can motivate collective action, How can games help address the challenge of climate change? Through research and design, we are exploring ways that games can motivate collective action, increase players' sense of nature stewardship, ...

Bloomwood Stories: Block Party is a visual novel that aims to increase players' health self-efficacy and connect them to health resources at their local l Bloomwood Stories: Block Party is a visual novel that aims to increase players' health self-efficacy and connect them to health resources at their local library. The player takes the role of a communi ...

Our research into the human factors of cybersecurity focuses on people as social actors whose security behaviors are influenced by their relationships, co Our research into the human factors of cybersecurity focuses on people as social actors whose security behaviors are influenced by their relationships, communities and life situations. We leverage in ...

Understanding how our family and friends affect our mental health People are social beings in nature and our friends and family play a crucial part in ou Understanding how our family and friends affect our mental health People are social beings in nature and our friends and family play a crucial part in our lives. In fact, many research has shown that ...

Design innovation often follows technical advances. For example, when Philips invented the cassette recorder in 1962, designers innovated this technology Design innovation often follows technical advances. For example, when Philips invented the cassette recorder in 1962, designers innovated this technology to create new things like the boombox, Walkman ...

Communicates what the environment is sensing Today people increasingly find themselves in spaces that invisibly sense them. The increasing use of cameras Communicates what the environment is sensing Today people increasingly find themselves in spaces that invisibly sense them. The increasing use of cameras, motion detectors, and microphones means spac ...

A Wearable Fitness Tracker for Wheelchair Athletes Information provided by traditional fitness trackers is not always relevant to athletes of all abiliti A Wearable Fitness Tracker for Wheelchair Athletes Information provided by traditional fitness trackers is not always relevant to athletes of all abilities. For example, what if you don't take steps? ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used an inexpensive 3-D printer to produce flat plastic items that, when heated, fold themselves into prede Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have used an inexpensive 3-D printer to produce flat plastic items that, when heated, fold themselves into predetermined shapes. The process begins with a ch ...

While smartwatches are convenient, there is a limit to their functionality due to their small interfaces. Enter LumiWatch. While smartwatches are convenient, there is a limit to their functionality due to their small interfaces. Enter LumiWatch. The CMU team collaborated with ASU Tech to reveal the first fully-functional ...

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute and Disney Research found that they could make walls "smart" at relativel Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Human-Computer Interaction Institute and Disney Research found that they could make walls "smart" at relatively low cost — about $20 per square meter —using ...

While much of education research is focused on student performance, this research turns the focus to the development of the teacher. While much of education research is focused on student performance, this research turns the focus to the development of the teacher. Almost all K-12 instructors receive in-depth training on how to te ...

VizLens: A Robust and Interactive Screen Reader for Interfaces in the Real World The world is full of physical interfaces that are inaccessible to blind VizLens: A Robust and Interactive Screen Reader for Interfaces in the Real World The world is full of physical interfaces that are inaccessible to blind people, from microwaves and information kiosks ...

Researchers from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute are working on a system they call Knowledge Accelerator. A system that uses a machine-learning p Researchers from the Human-Computer Interaction Institute are working on a system they call Knowledge Accelerator. A system that uses a machine-learning program to sort and organize information uncove ...

Everyone has some kind of routine. Whether it's how you get ready each morning or how you drive your car, routines are behavior blueprints that help us pu Everyone has some kind of routine. Whether it's how you get ready each morning or how you drive your car, routines are behavior blueprints that help us purposefully accomplish repetitive tasks. Modeli ...

This project is developing a decisions support tool that mines medical histories and makes a recommendation on when a person suffering from stage 3 or 4 h This project is developing a decisions support tool that mines medical histories and makes a recommendation on when a person suffering from stage 3 or 4 heart failure should consider having a VAD (ven ...

When it comes to learning math, how much fun you are having is rarely factored into the equation. That isn't to say that game designers have not tried to When it comes to learning math, how much fun you are having is rarely factored into the equation. That isn't to say that game designers have not tried to turn instruction into more engaging material. ...