<\/p>It\u2019s been a long, awesome summer but I am happy to get back in the research groove. Ever since I completed my\u00a0internship\u00a0at Autodesk Research, I have been trying to\u00a0narrow down the focus of my PhD research (because\u00a0improving client enjoyment and motivation is still a huge area!!). After lots of reading, contemplating, and staring at the ceiling, I began to\u00a0realize I was really interested in the basics of human movement: how people were moving their arms and hands on our multi-touch tabletop, why they were moving, why they weren\u2019t moving, and how some movements were very similar from\u00a0activity\u00a0to activity, while others were completely different.\n

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