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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002)This thesis develops new approaches for people to physically represent and interact with aggregates of digital information. These support the concept of Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs), a genre of human-computer interaction ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007)Never in history has the world seen so much discrepancy in wealth, power and living conditions. Believing that information and communication technologies can help address this issue, governments and funding organizations ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)Printed words are an abstract representation of concepts. Today parents teach children how to read by demonstrating how text is related to imagery. I present textual tinkerability, an idea for demonstrating reading by using ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1996)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)As robots enter the social environments of our workplaces and homes, it will be important for them to be able to learn from natural human teaching behavior. My research seeks to identify simple, non-verbal cues that human ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2011)The goal of this thesis is to show that social support created through face-to-face interaction is a driving factor in a number of important outcomes. Through a series of studies we show that social support, operationalized ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008)Obesity is now considered a global epidemic and is predicted to become the number one preventive health threat in the industrialized world. Presently, over 60% of the U.S. adult population is overweight and 30% is obese. ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001)A person's communicative intent can be better understood by either a human or a machine if the person's gestures are understood. This thesis project demonstrates an expansion of both the range of co-verbal gestures a machine ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1999)
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)Many players enjoy the challenge of outwitting computer opponents in strategy games. Devising strategies to defeat a computer opponent may enhance certain cognitive skills (e.g., analysis, evaluation, planning). This thesis ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)To create everyday art monuments through which we express ourselves--whether in the form of a self-portrait or a life-story--is human nature. Our drive to do so is evident in the natural artistry of young children--representing ...
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(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012)Music has been shown to form an essential part of the human experience-every known society engages in music. However, as universal as it may be, music has evolved into a variety of genres, peculiar to particular cultures. ...
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