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First MAP-it kit availableFirst MAP-it kit available
Thomas Laureyssens
30/08/2010 - 14:52

 

Last week we presented the MAP-it mapping tool kit and the Creating Spaces multitouch interface on the E-culture fair, part of the ISEA 2010 Ruhr program in Dortmund, Germany. 

 

For all that visited us we suggest to subscribe to the MAP-it RSS feed.  Currently we're finetuning the new web application for the sharing, modifying and downloading of the mapping sheets. Some of it is already functioning here: you can download and modify the The future of the lab mapping kit we used for moderating a BALTAN labs workshop.   We'll post updates on this blog as new features and content becomes available.  

 

The Creating Spaces multitouch project project will from now on be documented on the blog of our research group Social Spaces. The focus of this website and blog will be on participatory mapping and tools. 

 

Madgets: magnetic widgetsMadgets: magnetic widgets
sandy claes
17/08/2010 - 12:44

Very interesting video about the working and use of tangible widgets. More information here

Touchscreen vending machineTouchscreen vending machine
sandy claes
17/08/2010 - 10:52

Japanese inventers have found another use for touchscreens: vending machines! "An embedded camera will recognize your gender and age, allowing the machine to recommend a beverage suitable to whatever stereotype is attached to your particular circumstances."

Thanks to Priscilla Machils for sending this link!

Making of: the interfaceMaking of: the interface
sandy claes
15/07/2010 - 15:33

For the graphic interface of our multitouch table, we will make short animations of paper objects like an envelope, a cover, a folder... We use stop motion because of the tactile and crafty look this technique will create. Today we prepared our studio for the shooting and made some tests with different paper textures.

Interactive table for exhibitionInteractive table for exhibition
sandy claes
01/07/2010 - 12:47

seamonster

Gagarin has designed an interactive table for the Sea Monsters Centre in Bildudalur Iceland, opened in June 2009. The table shows a map of Arnarfjord wherein visitors can hunt for monsters in the fjord and find tales stories deriving from the area. Click here for more information.

Social soundmachineSocial soundmachine
sandy claes
24/06/2010 - 13:12

This demo is almost a year old, but I didn't notice it before. Social soundmachine is an interactive tabletop which encourage users to create electronic music in an intuitive way. http://socialsoundmachine.com/

SenseWallSenseWall
sandy claes
23/06/2010 - 09:06

SenseWall was created for the Department of Computer Engineering of the Coimbra University in Portugal. It consists of a multi-touch wall with a display area of 2.8m x 1.05m. Its purpose is to let pupils and research groups learn new HCI concepts and highlight their creativity by giving them the tool to develop interesting applications.

Augmented shadowAugmented shadow
sandy claes
18/06/2010 - 11:17

Augmented Shadow is a design experiment by Joon Moon. He produced an artificial shadow effect through the use of tangible objects on a displayable tabletop interface. His goal is to offer a new type of user-experience.

The project plays on the fact that shadows present distorted silhouettes depending on the light.

NUI Channel on VimeoNUI Channel on Vimeo
Priscilla Machils
31/03/2010 - 13:26

Natural User Interface is a channel on Vimeo focusing on "technologies that utilize the principles of NUI experience design wich are to deliver intuitive, seamless experiences that unfold through natural human input."

Source: Vimeo

 

Multi-Touch sphereMulti-Touch sphere
Priscilla Machils
26/02/2010 - 13:08

Evan Grant explains his multi-touch sphere on exhibition at the Bing Innovation Lounge at TED Active. Check out more of Evan's work at seeper.com. The sphere was a collaboration between Seeper and Pufferfish.

February 10 - Evan Grant's Multi-Touch Sphere, at TED from saskia wilson-brown on Vimeo.