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View of the lobby of the Sister City hotel, featuring a terrazzo tile floor, wooden archway, a modern gray sofa, and a low side chair.

At this hotel, sound matters more than you think

NYC’s Sister City hotel welcomes guests via custom soundscapes, powered by artificial intelligence.

Experimental artist Moses Sumney just wants you to feel

This eclectic artist with a dizzying range has tapped the Azure Kinect DK to foster a powerful connection to his audiences.
A man stands in a forest of giant redwoods looking up. Part of the scene features a graphic overlay of white circles and dots.

The forests are talking, and SilviaTerra is helping us listen

In every forest, there’s a carefully balanced ecosystem of life, and trees are critical to sustaining it. But fires, pests, drought, and deforestation threaten this delicate equilibrium.
The Last Artful, Dodgr sings and dances with her 2 backup dancers, a man and a woman, in front of a screen showing point clouds of their bodies.

Interscope Records artists take their live shows to the next level

The Last Artful, Dodgr and Elah Hale experiment with the new Azure Kinect DK.
Musician Björk, holding a microphone, stands in profile on stage in an elaborate costume designed by Iris Van Herpern evoking orchids and birds of paradise.

Björk’s Kórsafn: a choral retrospective

The Icelandic musician brought her choral arrangements to life with AI at Sister City.
A sign reads 'Be Epic' at the Microsoft Garage office in Silicon Valley.

The future of fashion is tech-empowered customization

A global team of passion-led technologists is putting the power back in the hands of the consumer by building tools that create a symbiotic, sustainable relationship between people and their clothes.
rag & bone SS20 Runway

rag & bone elevates the catwalk with technology

rag & bone’s Fashion Week show reveals the potential Azure Kinect DK holds for immersing audiences in new fashion experiences.
A group of men sitting behind computers while on stage.

Cloud9 is disrupting the esports landscape

Cloud9 has taken esports by storm. Now, they’re developing a set of game insight tools to mine valuable data—and revolutionize the world of competitive gaming.
Event visitor using HoloLens and perfume

Accelerating the future of fashion

Student entrepreneurs at London College of Fashion, UAL harness innovation across mixed reality, AI, and IoT to transform and disrupt the industry for the future.
Woman in headphones playing a keyboard.

Infusing hotel stays with custom soundscapes

Musician Julianna Barwick worked with Microsoft AI to create a custom generative soundscape for new Ace Hotel property, Sister City