multitouch

This video demonstrates further what you can do with multi-touch screens. I particularly like when the person is moving there hands around and colours follow and linger-like water.

Sourced from 'The multi touch screen' its says that " The future use of multi-touch technology is expected to rapidly become common place. For example, touch screen telephones are expected to increase from 200,000 shipped in 2006, to 21 million in 2012."



In this video it shows an example (at 1.43) of what i want to do in one of my projects and that is to allows images to keep moving after you have touched off- like that in real life. This video is also a good example of how more than one person can use the project. (shown around 2.00) I also like (at 2.37) how he is able to move beyond the screen- to reveal more photos.

more about perceptive pixel:
"Perceptive Pixel is a startup founded by Jeff Han. Working all but alone from his hardware-strewn office, Jeff Han is about to change the face of computing. Not even the big boys are likely to catch him. Jeff Han and Phil Davidson shows how a multi-touch computer screen will change the way we work (and play). " from http://multi-touchscreen.com/perceptive-pixel-jeff-han.html



This movie demonstrates how water can look and that its something that is familiar and that ppl want to touch it. This video is an inspiration for an idea i have that involves a multi touch screen, water and photos/book covers and text. But other watchig this i think it would be best to have more photos than text -to more comfortable invite the users to the screen. I really like how some of the photos could be stacked and that also could be scatted, zoomed and rotated. I really like the zooming tool as this would be really good for people with dissability and the vision impaired. The video also gave me inspiraiton to include video in the piece as it shows that it is possible-with sound. I also really liked how he descibre that the device uses everyday gestures - creates the sense of familarity as well as it being approachable.

At the "Microsoft surface" you can basic information and videos demonstrating what Microsoft multi-touch screens can do. A water surface and photos seems to be the common theme to demonstrate what it can do.

I also found this article about new and up coming surface screens-and possible new added tools. The article is useful as it says how the screen actually works.

"Microsoft Is Already Planning The Second Generation Touch

March 16, 2009 | by Christopher Nickson

According to an outside developer, Microsoft is already working on the second generation of its multi-touch Surface computer, although the first is barely out.

Developer Joe Olsen, whose company Phenomblue writes applications for the Microsoft’s multi-touch Surface computer, has said he’s been told that a second generation of the device is in development and about two to three years away.

The first generation has barely been released commercially – it arrives in the UK next week, in fact. Microsoft was unable to confirm any release date for a second generation version.

The Surface is a flat-screen computer like a table that’s able to interpret multi-touch gestures, using cameras within the machine.

The second generation Surface has supposedly been dubbed Second Light, and will take the concept further by adding a second projector in the unit that can project a layer of images above the screen, the BBC reports. That would, for instance, allow one map to be superimposed on another.

The computer will also use infra-red sensors meaning users won’t have to actually touch the screen. Olsen said he’d been told by people at Microsoft that the new generation device was being worked on by the company’s R&D people."

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