Meet Alex Kipman, one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People 2011

Technical Fellow – Operating Systems Group, Microsoft

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Alex Kipman is the lead inventor of Kinect's motion sensing software, which first allowed players to experience hands-free gaming. Not wanting to limit Kinect to Xbox, Kipman left it open for others to make their own advancements in robotics, art, and other areas.

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Technical Fellow – Operating Systems Group, Microsoft

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Is Mixed Reality The Future Of Computing?

We talked to Microsoft’s Alex Kipman and other industry leaders about what the blending of real and virtual means for human interaction with tech.

Impact

New York City’s school buses will now be automatically routed and tracked using Via’s algorithm

These tiny magnetic springs melt microplastics into nothing

This tech company says offsets aren’t enough—it’s time to pay for negative emissions

Creativity

‘Matrix 4’: Everything we know so far (and what we’re dying to know)

The Museum of Ice Cream is returning to New York City with a permanent location

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

Co.Design

The cult scent brand Diptyque is reviving a centuries-old way of wearing perfume

Researchers confirm that your selfies make you look like an a**hole

When you’re done with this T-shirt, bury it. It turns into worm food in 12 weeks

Work Life

This ‘unproductive’ activity can actually help you get more done

500 interns later, here’s what I learned about transitioning them to employees

Why being nice isn’t always good for your career