Each year, Microsoft Research sponsors a semester-long class at leading design schools. Students are asked to form interdisciplinary teams of two to four students to design a user experience prototype that solves a real-world problem. From these groups, a representative team from each school presents its work to Microsoft.\u00a0Design Expo began\u00a0as partnership from Microsoft and Apple to\u00a0integrate technology into the curriculum of design schools worldwide. The goal\u00a0is to build long term relationship with the design schools, and build community across schools.\u00a0For example, one of our\u00a0success stories is when ESDI (Brazil_ and\u00a0TU\u00a0Eindhoven (Netherlands) started an exchange program after the professors met at Design Expo. Some Design Expo\u00a0students also go on to do great startups, such as the founder of foursquare, Dennis, who was a student at NYU in Design Expo’s first year.\u00a0To date, around 50 design\u00a0schools have participated,\u00a0such as: RISD, Stanford, USC, UCLA, Bezalel (Israel), IDC (Israel), IIT Mumbai (India), NID (India), Tsingua (China), Hong Kong Polytechnic, Delft, UMEA, Dundee (Scotland), TU Einhoven, Iberamericano (Mexico), Northumbria and many more.<\/p>\n
<\/h3>\n\nWinning IDE TU Delft team 2015 with the “Fuzzy Bird” to present in Seattle<\/strong><\/h3>\nFuzzy Bird is an interactive toy for children with autism that helps improve their social skills and encourages them to be more explorative in free play. The team (LinkedIn profiles) consists out of Sophie Kelder, Minsung Kim<\/a>, Thomas Latcham<\/a>, Max Rijken<\/a> and\u00a0Astrid van Smoorenburg<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"2015](\"http:\/\/studiolab.ide.tudelft.nl\/studiolab\/msrdesignexpo2015\/files\/2015\/07\/010715de-TUD-IO-120-495x330.jpg\")
<\/a>2015 \u00a9 Thierry Schut Fotografie<\/p><\/div>\n
Microsoft Design Expo 2015 – Introduction<\/h2>\n
Inclusive Design & Technologies<\/b><\/p>\n
In 2014, the World Health Organization radically revised their definition of disability. The crux of this change was to define disability as context dependent<\/i> rather than as an attribute of a person<\/i>. Interactions with technology are a clear example of this shift. Design solutions can create new access and new barriers for people participating in society.<\/p>\n
Consider the things that are common to all human beings as we interact with the world around us. We all are motivated to achieve something greater than our momentary tasks. We all build relationships that change over time. We all have limits to our abilities \u2013 physical, social, emotional and cognitive. How can we design to embrace these universal things that make us human, but also create solutions that are highly adaptive to an individual person?<\/p>\n
Physical interactions with technology depend heavily on what a person sees, hears, says, smells, and touches. Yet a person\u2019s physical abilities are constantly changing. With increasingly longer life spans and increased ubiquitous technologies, designers must create adaptive solutions that address a person\u2019s permanent, situational and temporary constraints.<\/p>\n
Consider that a person\u2019s physical abilities also change dramatically as they move through multiple environments. In a loud crowd, they can\u2019t hear well. In a car, they\u2019re visually and cognitively impaired. A new parent spends much of their day doing tasks one-handed.<\/p>\n
What innovative interaction systems address the spectrum of human capabilities in changing physical, social and technological contexts? What are the new requirements that enable adaptive and proactive systems via voice, touch, sight, or otherwise? How could these systems scale across a range of contexts such as domestic, public, office spaces, or on the body?<\/p>\n
Challenge<\/b><\/p>\n
Design a product, service or solution for someone with a context-dependent disability. Your creation can improve that person’s abilities in an existing context, or change their context to lessen or remove the disability. It must meet a clear need and be extensible to wider applications. Demonstrate how your solution maps to a person’s motivations and addresses them in context. Your project may be near-term practical or blue sky, but the idea must be innovative, technically feasible, and have a realistic chance of adoption if instantiated.<\/p>\n
Participating universities at\u00a0Microsoft Research Design Expo<\/strong><\/h2>\nMicrosoft Research’s Design Expo is a yearly design competition to which seven top international design schools are invited to present their work. Assistant professor Stella Boess<\/a> of our faculty\u00a0guided and advised us throughout the process, together with Microsoft Liaisons Jakob Nielsen and Jeremy Jobling.<\/p>\n2015 participating Schools and liaisons<\/h3>\n\n- New York University Shanghai, Interactive Media Arts<\/strong><\/a>, Shanghai, China
Professor: Clay Shirky
Microsoft Liaisons: Kati London, Joyce Chou<\/li>\n- Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design<\/strong><\/a>; Pittsburgh, USA
Professors: Peter Scupelli, Bruce Hanington
Microsoft Liaisons: Annika Ushio, Austin Lee<\/li>\n- University of Washington, Interaction Design Program<\/strong><\/a>; Seattle, USA
Professor: Axel Roesler
Microsoft Liaison: Nathan Auer, Gino Scarpino<\/li>\n- Art Center College of Design, Graduate Media Design Practices<\/strong><\/a>; Los Angeles, USA
Professors: Anne Burdick, Philip van Allen
Microsoft Liaison: Julio Estrada, Colleen Estrada<\/li>\n- Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering<\/strong><\/a>; Delft, Netherlands
Professors: Dr. Dipl. Des. Stella Boess
Microsoft Liaison: Jakob Nielsen, Jeremy Jobling<\/li>\n- University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Interface Design Program<\/strong><\/a>; Potsdam, Germany
Professors: Boris M\u00fcller
Microsoft Liaison: Richard Banks, Don Coyner, Andreas Koller<\/li>\n- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Department of Industrial Design and School of Computing<\/strong><\/a>; Yuseong-gu, Korea
Professors: Youn-kyung Lim, Alice Oh
Microsoft Liaison: Jane Park, March Rogers<\/li>\n- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Arts & Design Department<\/strong><\/a>; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Professors: Manuela Quaresma, Claudio Magalh\u00e3es
Microsoft Liaison: Melissa Quintanilha, Sara Siritaratiwat, Jiwon Choi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Winning IDE TU Delft team 2015 with the “Fuzzy Bird” to present in Seattle<\/strong><\/h3>\nFuzzy Bird is an interactive toy for children with autism that helps improve their social skills and encourages them to be more explorative in free play. The team (LinkedIn profiles) consists out of Sophie Kelder, Minsung Kim<\/a>, Thomas Latcham<\/a>, Max Rijken<\/a> and\u00a0Astrid van Smoorenburg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/a>2015 \u00a9 Thierry Schut Fotografie<\/p><\/div>\n
Microsoft Design Expo 2015 – Introduction<\/h2>\n
Inclusive Design & Technologies<\/b><\/p>\n
In 2014, the World Health Organization radically revised their definition of disability. The crux of this change was to define disability as context dependent<\/i> rather than as an attribute of a person<\/i>. Interactions with technology are a clear example of this shift. Design solutions can create new access and new barriers for people participating in society.<\/p>\n
Consider the things that are common to all human beings as we interact with the world around us. We all are motivated to achieve something greater than our momentary tasks. We all build relationships that change over time. We all have limits to our abilities \u2013 physical, social, emotional and cognitive. How can we design to embrace these universal things that make us human, but also create solutions that are highly adaptive to an individual person?<\/p>\n
Physical interactions with technology depend heavily on what a person sees, hears, says, smells, and touches. Yet a person\u2019s physical abilities are constantly changing. With increasingly longer life spans and increased ubiquitous technologies, designers must create adaptive solutions that address a person\u2019s permanent, situational and temporary constraints.<\/p>\n
Consider that a person\u2019s physical abilities also change dramatically as they move through multiple environments. In a loud crowd, they can\u2019t hear well. In a car, they\u2019re visually and cognitively impaired. A new parent spends much of their day doing tasks one-handed.<\/p>\n
What innovative interaction systems address the spectrum of human capabilities in changing physical, social and technological contexts? What are the new requirements that enable adaptive and proactive systems via voice, touch, sight, or otherwise? How could these systems scale across a range of contexts such as domestic, public, office spaces, or on the body?<\/p>\n
Challenge<\/b><\/p>\n
Design a product, service or solution for someone with a context-dependent disability. Your creation can improve that person’s abilities in an existing context, or change their context to lessen or remove the disability. It must meet a clear need and be extensible to wider applications. Demonstrate how your solution maps to a person’s motivations and addresses them in context. Your project may be near-term practical or blue sky, but the idea must be innovative, technically feasible, and have a realistic chance of adoption if instantiated.<\/p>\n
Participating universities at\u00a0Microsoft Research Design Expo<\/strong><\/h2>\nMicrosoft Research’s Design Expo is a yearly design competition to which seven top international design schools are invited to present their work. Assistant professor Stella Boess<\/a> of our faculty\u00a0guided and advised us throughout the process, together with Microsoft Liaisons Jakob Nielsen and Jeremy Jobling.<\/p>\n2015 participating Schools and liaisons<\/h3>\n\n- New York University Shanghai, Interactive Media Arts<\/strong><\/a>, Shanghai, China
Professor: Clay Shirky
Microsoft Liaisons: Kati London, Joyce Chou<\/li>\n- Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design<\/strong><\/a>; Pittsburgh, USA
Professors: Peter Scupelli, Bruce Hanington
Microsoft Liaisons: Annika Ushio, Austin Lee<\/li>\n- University of Washington, Interaction Design Program<\/strong><\/a>; Seattle, USA
Professor: Axel Roesler
Microsoft Liaison: Nathan Auer, Gino Scarpino<\/li>\n- Art Center College of Design, Graduate Media Design Practices<\/strong><\/a>; Los Angeles, USA
Professors: Anne Burdick, Philip van Allen
Microsoft Liaison: Julio Estrada, Colleen Estrada<\/li>\n- Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering<\/strong><\/a>; Delft, Netherlands
Professors: Dr. Dipl. Des. Stella Boess
Microsoft Liaison: Jakob Nielsen, Jeremy Jobling<\/li>\n- University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Interface Design Program<\/strong><\/a>; Potsdam, Germany
Professors: Boris M\u00fcller
Microsoft Liaison: Richard Banks, Don Coyner, Andreas Koller<\/li>\n- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Department of Industrial Design and School of Computing<\/strong><\/a>; Yuseong-gu, Korea
Professors: Youn-kyung Lim, Alice Oh
Microsoft Liaison: Jane Park, March Rogers<\/li>\n- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Arts & Design Department<\/strong><\/a>; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Professors: Manuela Quaresma, Claudio Magalh\u00e3es
Microsoft Liaison: Melissa Quintanilha, Sara Siritaratiwat, Jiwon Choi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<\/a>2015 \u00a9 Thierry Schut Fotografie<\/p><\/div>\n
Microsoft Design Expo 2015 – Introduction<\/h2>\n
Inclusive Design & Technologies<\/b><\/p>\n
In 2014, the World Health Organization radically revised their definition of disability. The crux of this change was to define disability as context dependent<\/i> rather than as an attribute of a person<\/i>. Interactions with technology are a clear example of this shift. Design solutions can create new access and new barriers for people participating in society.<\/p>\n
Consider the things that are common to all human beings as we interact with the world around us. We all are motivated to achieve something greater than our momentary tasks. We all build relationships that change over time. We all have limits to our abilities \u2013 physical, social, emotional and cognitive. How can we design to embrace these universal things that make us human, but also create solutions that are highly adaptive to an individual person?<\/p>\n
Physical interactions with technology depend heavily on what a person sees, hears, says, smells, and touches. Yet a person\u2019s physical abilities are constantly changing. With increasingly longer life spans and increased ubiquitous technologies, designers must create adaptive solutions that address a person\u2019s permanent, situational and temporary constraints.<\/p>\n
Consider that a person\u2019s physical abilities also change dramatically as they move through multiple environments. In a loud crowd, they can\u2019t hear well. In a car, they\u2019re visually and cognitively impaired. A new parent spends much of their day doing tasks one-handed.<\/p>\n
What innovative interaction systems address the spectrum of human capabilities in changing physical, social and technological contexts? What are the new requirements that enable adaptive and proactive systems via voice, touch, sight, or otherwise? How could these systems scale across a range of contexts such as domestic, public, office spaces, or on the body?<\/p>\n
Challenge<\/b><\/p>\n
Design a product, service or solution for someone with a context-dependent disability. Your creation can improve that person’s abilities in an existing context, or change their context to lessen or remove the disability. It must meet a clear need and be extensible to wider applications. Demonstrate how your solution maps to a person’s motivations and addresses them in context. Your project may be near-term practical or blue sky, but the idea must be innovative, technically feasible, and have a realistic chance of adoption if instantiated.<\/p>\n
Participating universities at\u00a0Microsoft Research Design Expo<\/strong><\/h2>\nMicrosoft Research’s Design Expo is a yearly design competition to which seven top international design schools are invited to present their work. Assistant professor Stella Boess<\/a> of our faculty\u00a0guided and advised us throughout the process, together with Microsoft Liaisons Jakob Nielsen and Jeremy Jobling.<\/p>\n2015 participating Schools and liaisons<\/h3>\n\n- New York University Shanghai, Interactive Media Arts<\/strong><\/a>, Shanghai, China
Professor: Clay Shirky
Microsoft Liaisons: Kati London, Joyce Chou<\/li>\n- Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design<\/strong><\/a>; Pittsburgh, USA
Professors: Peter Scupelli, Bruce Hanington
Microsoft Liaisons: Annika Ushio, Austin Lee<\/li>\n- University of Washington, Interaction Design Program<\/strong><\/a>; Seattle, USA
Professor: Axel Roesler
Microsoft Liaison: Nathan Auer, Gino Scarpino<\/li>\n- Art Center College of Design, Graduate Media Design Practices<\/strong><\/a>; Los Angeles, USA
Professors: Anne Burdick, Philip van Allen
Microsoft Liaison: Julio Estrada, Colleen Estrada<\/li>\n- Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering<\/strong><\/a>; Delft, Netherlands
Professors: Dr. Dipl. Des. Stella Boess
Microsoft Liaison: Jakob Nielsen, Jeremy Jobling<\/li>\n- University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Interface Design Program<\/strong><\/a>; Potsdam, Germany
Professors: Boris M\u00fcller
Microsoft Liaison: Richard Banks, Don Coyner, Andreas Koller<\/li>\n- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Department of Industrial Design and School of Computing<\/strong><\/a>; Yuseong-gu, Korea
Professors: Youn-kyung Lim, Alice Oh
Microsoft Liaison: Jane Park, March Rogers<\/li>\n- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Arts & Design Department<\/strong><\/a>; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Professors: Manuela Quaresma, Claudio Magalh\u00e3es
Microsoft Liaison: Melissa Quintanilha, Sara Siritaratiwat, Jiwon Choi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2015 participating Schools and liaisons<\/h3>\n\n- New York University Shanghai, Interactive Media Arts<\/strong><\/a>, Shanghai, China
Professor: Clay Shirky
Microsoft Liaisons: Kati London, Joyce Chou<\/li>\n- Carnegie Mellon University, School of Design<\/strong><\/a>; Pittsburgh, USA
Professors: Peter Scupelli, Bruce Hanington
Microsoft Liaisons: Annika Ushio, Austin Lee<\/li>\n- University of Washington, Interaction Design Program<\/strong><\/a>; Seattle, USA
Professor: Axel Roesler
Microsoft Liaison: Nathan Auer, Gino Scarpino<\/li>\n- Art Center College of Design, Graduate Media Design Practices<\/strong><\/a>; Los Angeles, USA
Professors: Anne Burdick, Philip van Allen
Microsoft Liaison: Julio Estrada, Colleen Estrada<\/li>\n- Delft University of Technology, Industrial Design Engineering<\/strong><\/a>; Delft, Netherlands
Professors: Dr. Dipl. Des. Stella Boess
Microsoft Liaison: Jakob Nielsen, Jeremy Jobling<\/li>\n- University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Interface Design Program<\/strong><\/a>; Potsdam, Germany
Professors: Boris M\u00fcller
Microsoft Liaison: Richard Banks, Don Coyner, Andreas Koller<\/li>\n- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Department of Industrial Design and School of Computing<\/strong><\/a>; Yuseong-gu, Korea
Professors: Youn-kyung Lim, Alice Oh
Microsoft Liaison: Jane Park, March Rogers<\/li>\n- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Arts & Design Department<\/strong><\/a>; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Professors: Manuela Quaresma, Claudio Magalh\u00e3es
Microsoft Liaison: Melissa Quintanilha, Sara Siritaratiwat, Jiwon Choi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Professor: Clay Shirky
Microsoft Liaisons: Kati London, Joyce Chou<\/li>\n
Professors: Peter Scupelli, Bruce Hanington
Microsoft Liaisons: Annika Ushio, Austin Lee<\/li>\n
Professor: Axel Roesler
Microsoft Liaison: Nathan Auer, Gino Scarpino<\/li>\n
Professors: Anne Burdick, Philip van Allen
Microsoft Liaison: Julio Estrada, Colleen Estrada<\/li>\n
Professors: Dr. Dipl. Des. Stella Boess
Microsoft Liaison: Jakob Nielsen, Jeremy Jobling<\/li>\n
Professors: Boris M\u00fcller
Microsoft Liaison: Richard Banks, Don Coyner, Andreas Koller<\/li>\n
Professors: Youn-kyung Lim, Alice Oh
Microsoft Liaison: Jane Park, March Rogers<\/li>\n
Professors: Manuela Quaresma, Claudio Magalh\u00e3es
Microsoft Liaison: Melissa Quintanilha, Sara Siritaratiwat, Jiwon Choi<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"