Multi-Touch Experimentation: 1
Project: Emergence and Navigating Space
Project: Emergence and Navigating Space
Emerson Taymor & Ben Perkins
Experimentations in multi-touch environments
Why? Benefits of touch (ways old software could scale to new
interface, gallery exhibits could have a new dimension), see how well we
can do it, explore possibilities of new interface
and our "statement"
To produce and build a large-format multi-touch interface. Multi-touch
technology takes advantage of intuitive tactile motions and creates a
more natural and efficient user experience. It opens up possibilities in
providing a new medium for work and play.
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History of touch products

Precedents in experimentation by users

Successful products

Corporate prototypes

Rough look of our piece

More detailed technical information

Basic functionality

Basic visualization methods

Advanced visualization methods

Why and purpose
Links of note:
http://www.perceptivepixel.com/ - Huge developers of multi-touch interface. Amazing video of their work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqSwBVzeTMY - Microsoft playanwhere and bluetooth photosynch. More rudimentry Microsoft sketches
http://labs.cynergysystems.com/Flash.html - Video of a project a man made in one day that shows advanced 3d interaction through the use of gloves and wiimore sensing
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ - Johnny Lee is the MASTER of the WII and interfacing with it. A collection of his projects and amazing work in the field.
http://reactable.iua.upf.edu/?media - reactables. Incredible interfacing device using objects that are detected after being placed on table. Beautiful work and possibilities. Library in processing.
http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/ - A set of visualization methods using multitouch. Really awesome video showing a quick sample of each visualization. Shows range of possibilities.
http://www.v3ga.net/processing/BlobDetection/ - Blob detection library. Key in reading data from our table.
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/ - Microsoft Surface. Everyone knows it, is it the future?
We believe the future of technology and interaction lies in the multitouch realm of the world. We hope our experimentations uncover experiences, or visualizations that we did not think were possible. We also would like to prove (to ourselves) that two college students on a very limited budget are able to produce a successful prototype of the future of digital interfacing technology. Ideally most programs would easily be portable over to the multi-touch environment, with minor tweaks.
Experimentations in multi-touch environments
Why? Benefits of touch (ways old software could scale to new
interface, gallery exhibits could have a new dimension), see how well we
can do it, explore possibilities of new interface
and our "statement"
To produce and build a large-format multi-touch interface. Multi-touch
technology takes advantage of intuitive tactile motions and creates a
more natural and efficient user experience. It opens up possibilities in
providing a new medium for work and play.
Images:










Links of note:
http://www.perceptivepixel.com/ - Huge developers of multi-touch interface. Amazing video of their work.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqSwBVzeTMY - Microsoft playanwhere and bluetooth photosynch. More rudimentry Microsoft sketches
http://labs.cynergysystems.com/Flash.html - Video of a project a man made in one day that shows advanced 3d interaction through the use of gloves and wiimore sensing
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~johnny/projects/wii/ - Johnny Lee is the MASTER of the WII and interfacing with it. A collection of his projects and amazing work in the field.
http://reactable.iua.upf.edu/?media - reactables. Incredible interfacing device using objects that are detected after being placed on table. Beautiful work and possibilities. Library in processing.
http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/ftirtouch/ - A set of visualization methods using multitouch. Really awesome video showing a quick sample of each visualization. Shows range of possibilities.
http://www.v3ga.net/processing/BlobDetection/ - Blob detection library. Key in reading data from our table.
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/ - Microsoft Surface. Everyone knows it, is it the future?
We believe the future of technology and interaction lies in the multitouch realm of the world. We hope our experimentations uncover experiences, or visualizations that we did not think were possible. We also would like to prove (to ourselves) that two college students on a very limited budget are able to produce a successful prototype of the future of digital interfacing technology. Ideally most programs would easily be portable over to the multi-touch environment, with minor tweaks.