The Center for Human-Computer Interaction
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Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) is the region of intersection between the social and behavioral sciences, and information technology. It provides a challenging test domain for applying and developing social theory and a stringent source of constraint for creating and evaluating new information systems.
Recent News
3D Interaction Seminar Demo Videos
If you missed the live 3D Interaction Seminar demos on May 3 you can see them on video here.
Projects include:
* Llamas vs. Kiwis - Augmented reality Angry B ...
Prof. Francis Quek wins 2012 XCalibur Award
Prof. Francis Quek is a winner of the Virginia Tech XCaliber award for 2012 in recognition of his innovative Physical Computing class More ...
HCI Students win 1st Place Honors at IEEE 3D UI Conference
Congratulations to PhD students Felipe Bacim, Eric Ragan, Siroberto Scerbo and Cheryl Stinson who took first place honors in the 3D User Interface Contest at the IEEE 3D User Interfaces Conference 2012.
The winning ...
Recent CHCI Seminar
Designing Connections
Presenter: Dr. Federico Casalegno
Abstract: 
In this talk I will discuss MIT Mobile Experience Lab research projects and will address how we can design technologies to promote civic engagement and pervasive computing in the physical space. Among these are a project called LOCAST and other mobile projects currently implemented in the US, Europe and South America. The MIT Mobile Experience Lab currently collaborates with the VT HCI Center through the NSF funded Virtual Town Square project led by Andrea Kavanaugh, Manuel Perez, John Tedesco and Naren Ramakrishnan.
Bio: Federico Casalegno, Ph.D., is the Director of the MIT Mobile Experience Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, SHASS, Comparative Media Studies program. Since 2008, he is also the director of the Green Home Alliance between MIT and the Fondazione Bruno Kessler in Italy. He has been awarded an honorary professorship from the University of Glasgow, Glasgow School of Art. A social scientist with an interest in the impact of networked digital technologies in human behavior and society, Dr. Casalegno both teaches and leads advanced research at MIT, and designs interactive media to foster connections between people, information and physical places using cutting-edge information technology. Since 2004, he has also held a position as Lecturer at the MIT Media Lab Smart Cities group; from 2006 to 2011 he co-directed the MIT Design Lab with Prof. William J. Mitchell.
Fluid 960 Grid System, created by Stephen Bau, based on the 960 Grid System by Nathan Smith. Released under the GPL / MIT Licenses.