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MeMicWearables that record audio all the time pose privacy concerns. We want to allow the myriad use cases these wearables allow without th…
People have to remember an ever-expanding volume of information. To help with this, we developed Memoro, a wearable and audio-based person…
Specifically crafted sensory stimulation can influence brain function and potentially improve cognition. In this project, we developed soft…
Authors include researchers from the Fluid Interfaces, Future Sketches, and Tangible Media research groups.
Enhancing human physical capability
Advancing justice in Earth's complex systems using designs enabled by space
Connected Mind + Body | Revolutionizing the future of mental and physical wellbeing
Looking beyond smart cities
Designing Systems for Cognitive Support
The paper authored by Professor Hiroshi Ishii and Brygg Ullmer is from CHI '97.
Illuminate has been nominated for a 2024 SXSW Innovation Award in the Student Innovation category. Illuminate is an in…
What would it be like if we could see our movement? Illuminate (2023, Chelsi Alise Cocking) is an interactive art installation in whic…
Exploring the essence of code as a creative medium
Fostering students' interests in learning is considered to have many positive downstream effects. Large language models have opened up new …
Fostering students’ interest in learning has many positive downstream effects. It can make students more persistent and impact student…
We are working to design healing socio-digital interventions with and for youth who have experienced traumatic events in their homes, e.g.…
In a series of design workshops, the HRI Equitable Design framework from previous work (see Ostrowski et al. 2022) was expanded to a worksh…
In the CityScope platform, we leverage humanized Agent-Based Models (h-ABMs) to elevate urban simulation to new heights of realism and comp…
Projects related to the theme of how digital systems may support attention, memory, and learning.
We develop systems that support health and wellbeing, with a special focus on mental health. We design, study and apply technologies s…
Humanizing Agent-Based Models (h-ABM) emerges as a pioneering technique to simulate real-world behaviors, aiming to seamlessly bridge …
In collaboration with NTT DATAEvery human culture has developed practices and rituals associated with remembering those who have died. We a…
Critical thinking is an essential human skill. Despite the importance of critical thinking, research reveals that our reasoning ability suf…
People and intelligent machines in a creative, symbiotic loop
MIT City Science has developed an international network of cooperative City Science LabsWe are developing concepts and key technology that …
Joanne Leong, Yuehan Wang, Romy Sayah, Stella Rossikopoulou Pappa, Florian Perteneder, Hiroshi Ishii. 2019. SociaBowl: A Dynamic Table Centerpiece to Mediate Group Conversations. In CHI’19 Extended Abstracts, May 4–9, 2019, Glasgow, Scotland Uk. https://doi.org/10.1145/3290607.3312775
As computing blends into everyday environments, powerful opportunities open up for social connection. How can we leverage technology to enh…
This project was produced as part of the 2021 Snap Creative Challenge, focused on "The Future of Co-located Social AR."Wem…
Leong, Joanne, et al. "Exploring the Use of Real-Time Camera Filters on Embodiment and Creativity." Extended Abstracts of the 2021 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2021.
Perceptual illusions have the power to change our abilities and behaviours. Prior research in virtual reality (VR) has shown that transport…
This work was presented at the ACM CHI 2023 conference. By Joanne Leong, Florian Perteneder, Muhender Raj Rajvee, and…
Leong, Joanne. Investigating the Use of Synthetic Media and Real-Time Virtual Camera Filters for Supporting Communication and Creativity. 2021. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MS Thesis.
Advancing human wellbeing by developing new ways to communicate, understand, and respond to emotion
“Us” aims to help people develop their sense of empathy. It uses machine learning to analyze interlocutors’ signals (e.g., choice of words,…
Several of our projects aim to support learning and creativity. While some systems focus on a specific skill to be strengthened, e.g.,…
ColloGraphy (colloquy+calligraphy) is a tangible way to interact and communicate with another person from a different time, whether a loved…
We present Large Language Model for Mixed Reality (LLMR), a framework for the real-time creation and modification of interactive Mixed Real…
zkTax is a zero-knowledge tax disclosure system that allows individuals to make provable claims about select information in their tax retur…
Pataranutaporn, P., Liu, R., Finn, E. et al. Influencing human–AI interaction by priming beliefs about AI can increase perceived trustworthiness, empathy and effectiveness. Nat Mach Intell (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-023-00720-7
Future Worlds | Design and action for the future we want to live in
City Science researchers are developing a slew of tangible and digital platforms dedicated to solving spatial design and urban planning cha…
Their paper won the award in the Theory + Methods category.
Invent new tangible and embodied interactions that inspire and engage people
Haar Horowitz, Adam, Ishaan Grover, Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, Cynthia Breazeal, and Pattie Maes. "Dormio: Interfacing with dreams." In Extended Abstracts of the 2018 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, pp. 1-10. 2018.
Researchers from the Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group and Harvard Medical School find that brief naps appear to enhance creativity.
The NIH reports on research from the Fluid Interfaces group and Harvard Medical School investigating the effect of naps on creativity.
In a new study, researchers from the Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group & Harvard Medical School find that brief naps can enhance creativity
The Washington Post reports on research from the Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces group & Harvard Medical School that naps could aid creativity.
Human-computer interaction (HCI) has traditionally focused on designing and investigating interfaces that provide explicit visual, auditory…
Targeted dream incubation (TDI) is a methodology for guiding (or “incubating”) dreams towards specific themes. Please read the FAQ below to…
InspirationSleep is a forgotten country of the mind. A vast majority of our technologies are built for our waking state, even though a thir…
The close relationship between touch, gesture, and sound plays a critical role in expressive musical performance. Many acoustic instruments…
Lecamwasam, K.H.M. (2023). Pharmamusicology: Exploring the Impact of Music on the Physiology and Psychology of Anxiety Disorders and Well-Being. Master's Thesis, MIT Media Lab.
The City Science Lab@Guadalajara is a collaboration with the University of Guadalajara (UdeG), a network composed of 15 campuses within the…
Extending expression, learning, and health through innovations in musical composition, performance, and participation
KnitworkVR is an immersive virtual experience designed to simulate the Living Knitwork Pavilion showcased at Burning Man, through the use o…
Exploring how social networks can influence our lives in business, health, governance, and technology adoption and diffusion
In El País, researchers from Fluid Interfaces discuss their study that found users' beliefs about a chatbot influenced their interactions.
This thesis project explores how emerging (AI) technologies might transform how we shape and interact with typography. I will create three …
Life with AI | Designing the future of smart systems to improve the human experience
Augmenting and mediating human experience, interaction, and perception with sensor networks
Decentralized Society | Architecting the new internet for the good of the people
Cultivating Creativity | Catalyzing a global movement enabling everyone to unlock and unleash their individual and collective creativity
When materials sciences meet HCI and e-textiles, for custom sensors and actuatorsIn this project we explore the process of polymerization t…
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ChainFORM is a modular hardware system for designing linear shape-changing interfaces. Each module is developed based on a servo motor with…
Living in space could have significant physical and mental impacts on astronauts. Wearables have the potential to play a critical role in m…