1. Midyear Review Steven Drucker Microsoft Research

2. The Next Media Research Group Creating novel experiences for interacting with media. Steven M. Drucker Lead Researcher Next Media Research Group

3. Generalized List Control DEMO

4. Generalized List Widget Parameters: 1D parameterized manifold in 3D “notch” point closed vs. open path inter-item spacing may be per item Joint work with Kentaro Toyama

5. Generalized List Control 3 degrees of freedom for orientation. Can be specified manually or automatically in relationship to points, axes, planes, and/or path. Some options for item orientation: Item Orientation FixedTangent to PathFacing Viewer

6. Spectator (original concept video): Web community based on Spectator enabled games Voice / video chat is available through broadband connections. People would enjoy being able to go to any network based game to observe the action, meet friends in that space and chat. We explored several implementations including video and game engine based approaches. VIDEO

7. Spectator (automated game cameras): Realtime in-game cinematic camera control The first steps in realizing the bigger picture of Spectator was to develop in-game automated camera controls. Using the MechWarrior 4 codebase we implemented automated cameras with cinematography logic to create an exciting real time presentation of the action for an audience of non- gaming spectators. The result is a compelling view of live gaming that provides the foundation to further explore the deeper community experience possibilities for Spectator. VIDEO

8. Questions? Steven Drucker sdrucker@microsoft.com