{"id":483294,"date":"2020-02-13T04:03:50","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T09:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-project&#038;p=483294"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:30:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T23:30:04","slug":"intentional-meetings","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/intentional-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"Intentional Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"mb-3 moray-highlight\">\n\t<div class=\"card-img-overlay mx-lg-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-background  has-background- card-background--full-bleed\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A hybrid workspace throughout with both onsite and virtual people at and around a long table\" style=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header-655x368.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header-343x193.jpg 343w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2022-SIM-Header-960x540.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<!-- Foreground -->\n\t\t<div class=\"card-foreground d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 px-g px-lg-0\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Container -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container d-flex mt-md-n5 my-lg-5 align-self-center\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Card wrapper -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-100 w-lg-col-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Card -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card material-md-card py-5 px-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card-body \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/t4t\/\" class=\"icon-link icon-link--reverse mb-2\" data-bi-cN=\"Tools for Thought\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-glyph glyph-chevron-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTools for Thought\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading h2\" id=\"BREW-topofpage\">Intentional Meetings<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Evolving purposeful meeting systems, behaviors, and cultures with Generative AI<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Intentional Meetings<\/strong> project at Microsoft Research Cambridge UK aims to understand how to help organizations develop a goal-oriented meeting lifecycle that leverages Generative AI to construct dynamic goal-driven interfaces that adapt to organizational and team tasks and contexts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"understanding-meetings\">Understanding meetings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"meeting-goals-our-current-focus\"><mark style=\"background-color:#ffb900\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Meeting goals &#8211; Our current focus<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How we can leverage Generative AI to help people reflect on meeting goals?<\/strong> Without a solid understanding of why we are meeting, meetings will always be ineffective. Our work on meeting goals is unique in both HCI and Meeting Science, both because of our empirical focus on goals, and because we have now explored all phases of the meeting lifecycle &#8212; before, during, and between meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/rs\/157-GQE-382\https://www.microsoft.com/images\/SREVM16705-CNTNT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2026-01-06-170907-1024x567.png\" alt=\"chart, bubble chart\" class=\"wp-image-1159642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2026-01-06-170907-1024x567.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2026-01-06-170907-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2026-01-06-170907-768x425.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2026-01-06-170907-240x133.png 240w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-2026-01-06-170907.png 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>The <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"https:\/\/info.microsoft.com\/rs\/157-GQE-382\https://www.microsoft.com/images\/SREVM16705-CNTNT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2023 Microsoft Work Trends Index Annual Report<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> showed that ineffective meetings were the number 1 obstacle to productivity, followed at number 2 by lacking clear goals, and at number 3 by too many meetings.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"goals-experimental-and-prototype-studies\">Goals: Experimental and Prototype studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Before meetings: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/nudging-attention-to-workplace-meeting-goals-a-large-scale-preregistered-field-experiment\/\">Nudging Attention to Workplace Meeting Goals: A Large-Scale, Preregistered Field Experiment<\/a> (CHI 2026) ;<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/what-does-success-look-like-catalyzing-meeting-intentionality-with-ai-assisted-prospective-reflection\/\">What Does Success Look Like? Catalyzing Meeting Intentionality with AI-Assisted Prospective Reflection<\/a> (CHIWORK 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Before and during meetings: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/the-coexplorer-technology-probe-a-generative-ai-powered-adaptive-interface-to-support-intentionality-in-planning-and-running-video-meetings\/\">The CoExplorer Technology Probe: A Generative AI-Powered Adaptive Interface to Support Intentionality in Planning and Running Video Meetings<\/a> (CSCW 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>During meetings: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/are-we-on-track-ai-assisted-active-and-passive-goal-reflection-during-meetings\/\">Are We On Track? AI-Assisted Active and Passive Goal Reflection During Meetings<\/a> (CHI 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Between meetings: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/designing-interfaces-that-support-temporal-work-across-meetings-with-generative-ai\/\">Designing Interfaces that Support Temporal Work Across Meetings with Generative AI<\/a> (DIS 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"goals-formative-studies\">Goals: Formative studies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/mental-models-of-meeting-goals-supporting-intentionality-in-meeting-technologies\/\">Mental Models of Meeting Goals: Supporting Intentionality in Meeting Technology<\/a> (CHI 2024)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"attention\">Attention<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multitasking in meetings: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/large-scale-analysis-of-multitasking-behavior-during-remote-meetings\/\">Large Scale Analysis of Multitasking Behavior During Remote Meetings<\/a> (CHI 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Attention in meetings. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/classification-of-functional-attention-in-video-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Classification of Functional Attention in Video Meetings<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/low-engagement-as-a-deliberate-practice-of-remote-participants-in-video-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Low Engagement As a Deliberate Practice of Remote Participants in Video Meetings<\/a> (CHI 2020)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"meetings-during-covid-19\">Meetings during COVID-19<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/meeting-the-pandemic-videoconferencing-fatigue-and-evolving-tensions-of-sociality-in-enterprise-video-meetings-during-covid-19\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meeting (the) Pandemic: Videoconferencing Fatigue and Evolving Tensions of Sociality in Enterprise Video Meetings During COVID-19<\/a> (HCI 2022)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/collaboration-and-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Collaboration and Meetings &#8211; Chapter 1 of the 2021 New Future of Work report<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/bridging-social-distance-during-social-distancing-exploring-social-talk-and-remote-collegiality-in-video-conferencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bridging social distance during social distancing: Exploring social talk and remote collegiality in video conferencing<\/a> (NFW 2021)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2190\" height=\"837\" data-id=\"1041048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/coexplorer-2d.png\" alt=\"The CoExplorer operation flowchart\" class=\"wp-image-1041048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/coexplorer-2d.png 2190w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/coexplorer-2d-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/coexplorer-2d-1024x391.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/coexplorer-2d-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/coexplorer-2d-1536x587.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/coexplorer-2d-2048x783.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/coexplorer-2d-240x92.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2190px) 100vw, 2190px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2717\" height=\"1160\" data-id=\"1016148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HeroImage_LBW.png\" alt=\"Hybridge system hero image\" class=\"wp-image-1016148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HeroImage_LBW.png 2717w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HeroImage_LBW-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HeroImage_LBW-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HeroImage_LBW-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HeroImage_LBW-1536x656.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HeroImage_LBW-2048x874.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/HeroImage_LBW-240x102.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2717px) 100vw, 2717px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5745\" height=\"2527\" data-id=\"984672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vroom-system.png\" alt=\"VROOM system model\" class=\"wp-image-984672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vroom-system.png 5745w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vroom-system-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vroom-system-1024x450.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vroom-system-768x338.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vroom-system-1536x676.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vroom-system-2048x901.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/vroom-system-240x106.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5745px) 100vw, 5745px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The VROOM system model.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3336\" height=\"597\" data-id=\"1016262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P3D.png\" alt=\"3D video generated from webcams, in a meeting\" class=\"wp-image-1016262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P3D.png 3336w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P3D-300x54.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P3D-1024x183.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P3D-768x137.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P3D-1536x275.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P3D-2048x367.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/P3D-240x43.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3336px) 100vw, 3336px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1398\" height=\"787\" data-id=\"841573\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2.jpg\" alt=\"A hybrid meeting in which everyone sits around a virtual table\" class=\"wp-image-841573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2.jpg 1398w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2-1066x600.jpg 1066w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2-655x368.jpg 655w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2-343x193.jpg 343w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/perspectives2-1280x720.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1398px) 100vw, 1398px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1067\" height=\"366\" data-id=\"824296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_v3.png\" alt=\"Realistic and cartoon avatars in mixed reality meetings\" class=\"wp-image-824296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_v3.png 1067w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_v3-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_v3-1024x351.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_v3-768x263.png 768w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/banner_v3-240x82.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1067px) 100vw, 1067px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"meeting-affordances\">Meeting affordances<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hybrid-and-remote-meeting-paradigms\">Hybrid and remote meeting paradigms<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prototype studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/hybridge-bridging-spatiality-for-inclusive-and-equitable-hybrid-meetings\/\">Hybridge: Bridging Spatiality for Inclusive and Equitable Hybrid Meetings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/comparing-the-agency-of-hybrid-meeting-remote-users-in-2d-and-3d-interfaces-of-the-hybridge-system\/\">Comparing the Agency of Hybrid Meeting Remote Users in 2D and 3D Interfaces of the Hybridge System<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/an-equal-seat-at-the-table-exploring-videoconferencing-with-shared-spatial-context-combined-with-3d-video-representations\/\">An Equal Seat at the Table: Exploring Videoconferencing with Shared Spatial Context combined with 3D Video Representations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/perspectives-creating-inclusive-and-equitable-hybrid-meeting-experiences\/\">Perspectives: Creating Inclusive and Equitable Hybrid Meeting Experiences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Formative studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/reconfiguring-hybrid-meetings-moving-from-user-centered-design-to-meeting-centered-design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(Re)Configuring Hybrid Meetings: Moving from User-Centered Design to Meeting-Centered Design<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/hybrid-meetings-in-the-modern-workplace-stories-of-success-and-failure\/\">Hybrid Meetings in the Modern Workplace: Stories of Success and Failure<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"avatars\">Avatars<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prototype studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/avatars-in-mixed-reality-meetings-a-longitudinal-field-study-of-realistic-versus-cartoon-facial-likeness-effects-on-communication-task-satisfaction-presence-and-emotional-perception\/\">Avatars in mixed-reality meetings: A longitudinal field study of realistic versus cartoon facial likeness effects on communication, task satisfaction, presence, and emotional perception<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/nods-of-agreement-webcam-driven-avatars-improve-meeting-outcomes-and-avatar-satisfaction-over-audio-driven-or-static-avatars-in-all-avatar-work-videoconferencing\/\">Nods of Agreement: Webcam-Driven Avatars Improve Meeting Outcomes and Avatar Satisfaction Over Audio-Driven or Static Avatars in All-Avatar Work Videoconferencing<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/nice-is-different-than-good-longitudinal-communicative-effects-of-realistic-and-cartoon-avatars-in-real-mixed-reality-work-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nice is Different than Good: Longitudinal Communicative Effects of Realistic and Cartoon Avatars in Real Mixed Reality Work Meetings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Formative studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/publication\/ecological-validity-and-the-evaluation-of-avatar-facial-animation-noise\/\">Ecological Validity and the Evaluation of Avatar Facial Animation Noise<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"specialized-affordances\">Specialized affordances<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prototype studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Semantic Devices: <a 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