Posts Tagged ‘multitouch’
Touch + pen = multitouch nirvana!
Posted on: April 13, 2010
Think multitouch with your fingers on the iPad is impressive? See what can happen when you combine touch and pen input!
If you want one, Instructables offers a tutorial on how to build your own multitouch computer (sans pen).
Sigh! And to think that we had a multitouch prototype at the MxL that we abandoned due to a lack of support (my previous multitouch blog entries).
BumpTop for Mac
Posted on: January 21, 2010
I’ve written about BumpTop before and it is in the news again. This time there is a Mac version. Oh, joy!
Ideum multitouch
Posted on: November 2, 2009
I no longer dabble with multitouch/surface computing, but I continue to admire the efforts of those who do!
Ideum’s video showcases a fair bit of exploratory work. But I can see the surface computer used to greater effect for collaborative learning!
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I no longer have the resources, support or energy to develop our multitouch surface prototype at the MxL.
But I am glad that others like 10/Gui are developing solutions for what is the not-too-distant future of human-computer interaction. Don’t believe me? Check out what companies like HP and Sony are up to in this TechCrunch article.
1:1 and surface computing
Posted on: October 9, 2009
What would I learn without RSS? Very little! RSS is one of my personal PD (professional development) tools and with it I learn or get something reinforced every day!
One blog I follow is Chris Dawson’s. He recently asked how important is 1:1 to literacy? He doesn’t have all the answers (no one does), but he asks some pretty good questions. He has a follow-up today on getting your teachers started with 1:1.
On his blog today was a feature on virtual autopsies via surface computing. Another of my favourites! Surface computing, that is, not autopsies! Alas, I have practically abandoned my efforts in surface computing due to a lack of support.
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I think that surface computing is not only more intuitive, it also promotes other literacies because you must be able to manage, manipulate and create with digital media. These might include the interpretation of various types of images or the creation of videos or screencasts to illustrate ideas and processes.
BumpTop again
Posted on: October 3, 2009
I wrote about BumpTop in April. It is in the news again now that Windows 7 nears release.
I was excited about the possibilities BumpTop offered then and am more excited about it now. The iPhone and the iPod Touch transformed the way we interacted with mobile devices. I think that BumpTop (or something like it) will do the same thing for the way we interact with current computers.
Touch table
Posted on: August 4, 2009
I’ve blogged about multitouch surfaces before. Now here is a link to a video that reveals how surface technology is being used in intelligence agencies, medicine, air-traffic control, crime management, etc.
Multitouch gameplay
Posted on: July 27, 2009
It was only a matter of time for someone to come up with a proper multitouch game.
Windows 7 multitouch
Posted on: July 11, 2009
Ooh, a demo of surface computing using the Touch Pack.
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The screen had an LED array, much like the prototype that we have at the MxL. Sadly, we do not have the support or momentum to develop it further.
Windows 7 Touch Pack Multitouch Apps
Posted on: May 29, 2009
From Gizmodo: Windows 7 Touch Pack Multitouch Apps Let You Fondle the Globe or Play Death Pong.
We need to create a Windows 7 partition in the MxL’s surface computing prototype and try these apps out!
