Human-computer interaction
Designing technology that is more intuitive, accessible, and useful across the full range of human experiences.
Alt text that informs: Meeting the needs of people who are blind or low vision
Image descriptions are vital to making digital content fully accessible to people who are blind or have low vision. However, as past research has shown, content authors often leave out these descriptions—also known as “alternative…
Extending the reach of care: Tending to patients using chat app technology
According to a report released by World Bank and the World Health Organization in 2017, there are nearly 4 billion people worldwide, that’s half of the world population, who lack access to essential healthcare. Although…
Microsoft Rocketbox avatar library now available for research and academic use
Virtual reality technology has become popular in recent years thanks to the availability of more affordable systems. Today, we can put on a head-mounted display and find ourselves in a completely different world, a virtual…
Office of Applied Research
The Office of Applied Research is helping to ensure that Microsoft is doing cutting edge research towards our core product interests, supporting the applied research community within Microsoft, and building bridges between product groups and…