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Hi, a real human interface. by Multitouch Barcelona

2009-05-18T05:36:41Z

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Sketch up renderings

2009-01-26T09:17:41Z

I found great software from tool google that let’s you make 3d renderings. It is free and it works well. I can’t share my designs but I wanted to point out this software to the couminity. It is a great way to get ideas across to other people. It is called google sketch up 7.

Landing screen for a MT OS

2009-01-13T09:35:28Z

For new forum users:
MU= Multi User
MT= Multi-Touch

The thread is meant for idea generation/mock up generation. For those who have the time, working prototypes or a fully working OS (hopefully OSS) are welcome.

On http://nuigroup.com/forums/viewthread/3893 (and its reply: http://nuigroup.com/forums/viewreply/25480/) there are ideas on how to activate or call a system menu.

For a general MT OS, what would/should the default launch/landing screen be?

Any ideas how to manage multiple user accounts where only one user is logged in but many share the table? Should user accounts use a virtual keyboard to enter user name and password, online gestures to enter username and password or another system (or combination of systems) such as click an icon to represent a user (name is entered on a virtual keyboard) and click another set of icons to represent their password so that when prompted for their password, the screen fills up with 20 icons out of which 3 (or more) are related to the user and the other 17 are randomly generated?

Unlimited Multi Touch Functionality

2010-02-09T14:06:57Z

Multi touch surfaces are impressive to say the least. I am not an avid poster to this site, but I read quite a bit. From all this reading I feel as if the community was rather restricted by the hardware itself, prices, functionality etc. So I began thinking, how to erase the idea of a table itself, the lesser need for a giant box, but to still have multi touch at the palm of our hands. Then I realized how its truly possible, not easy to start with, but in the end it will be a different type of touch. I like to call it AirWare, lame, but to say the least it makes sense. I purchased my first iMac six years again and have always loved the little PhotoBooth application it came with, especially on my newest iMac that you are able to leave and it will process what is there so when you step back it only sees you (though this function has never been 100% it still gives theory. Now the next bit is where I need a lot of people to stay with me: the idea of creating a 3D overlap on any OS that will when glasses are added project the OS outside of the normal screen bounds. Not that it is actually projecting, but please stay with me. Next the computer will be able to take scans using a built in web-cam like PhotoBooth to take out what isn’t needed. Next it will need to scan something of your hand or a glove that truly stands out to the computer to follow its functions. Lastly by using most computers that now have built in bluetooth you are able to follow the distance of said 3D glasses to omit a correct distance in pertaining to where fingers are pointing to its functionality.

Yes. Impossible it seems, but honestly from what I have seen in these forums the possibilities are far, but not quite impossible.

A few things you are going to point out.
1. At least 95% of todays computers do NOT have built in 3D graphics and/or screens. I know, but there will be. There already are 3DTV that consumers can purchase now that prototyping is flawed, but possible to do on.
2. 3D glasses with Bluetooth sensors is ridiculous to talk about. Yes, but if a homebrew person can shove one into an old iPod Video, I’m sure its possible.
3. A 3D overlap of the OS? Impossible to even think about. Given the type of stage we are at with 3D, it’s possible because we have the tools, all we need is the force behind it.
4. Picking up hands will mix with other skins. Yes, but if we can figure out for now to use a certain color of glove like I said it may be possible.
5. How to sense individual fingers and touches. This is the tricky one, honestly I don’t know as of now other than giving every one a separate color, but that seems relatively unrealistic.

What are your thoughts?

Creative Sketching Applications

2009-11-30T10:43:27Z

Hello NUI,

It’s some years i am moving along research on natural interfaces to support knowledge sharing, sketching and shared problem solving.
Recently i deployed a solution for a public event: multitouch technology and a sketching application.

Is there someone else researching in this field?

Stefano Baraldi

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-jDMiDsiJI[/youtube]

10 GUI!

2009-10-13T10:05:41Z

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I just read (and watched) about this concept. Really just wanted to get other people’s impressions on it.

http://10gui.com/

MT Menue system

2008-12-19T10:17:07Z

Hi,

great idea with the new discussion area Christian! I’m glad to be the first poster here I have put a short article regarding a MT-Menu system in our blog. Would be glad to discuss that here. You can find a PDF file with some rough/preliminary files at http:www.xtuio.com

Cheers,

Ripples: Utilizing Per-Contact Visualizations To Improve User Interaction…

2009-10-10T10:53:41Z

Ripples: Utilizing Per-Contact Visualizations To Improve User Interaction With Touch Displays

Ripples, a system which enables around each contact point on a touch display these visualizations, provides feedback to the user successes and errors of their touch interactions.

http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/benko/publications/2009/Ripples%20UIST09.pdf

Thanks to Richard for highlighting this research.

Prototyping MT interactions

2009-08-13T01:19:52Z

Hi,

Actually I’m designing an Appz for my diploma proyect; I’m not a programmer so I’ve to do a simulation; I’m thinking to project a Flash animation, and to do, with a partner, pretending to move the objects of the animaton, we are going to act, and to record and to edit that. I did consider the projected image resolution and size of projected area in the surface of course, and I test sizes of the elements of the interface.

Now, I don’t know Flash neither :( so I’ve to make documentation for the person who will do the animation. I attached a secuence (in spanish, but with a lot of images). What do you think? or what would you do in a similar situation? (if you don’t want (or could) to spent money in programation)

thanks in advance

by the way:
TM means ‘tiempo muerto’ (dead time)
anclar = to anchor
mover = to move
llamar = get on to
enlazar = connect

A few videos from Adaptive Path’s UX Week 2008 - Dennis Wixon (GUI to NUI to XUI), Don Norman, Dan Saffer - (this is a repost)

2009-02-08T19:34:14Z

Below is a link to video of Dennis Wixon’s presentation at Adaptive Path’s UX Week 2008. He discusses the history of user interfaces and the move from GUI to NUI, and the prediction of XUI in the future, and also discusses how psychology has played a role in the evolution of interaction and interface design. The video is about 30 minutes, and is worth watching.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/2893051[/vimeo]

The following video is from the same conference. Don Norman, the grandfather of UX and usability, in my opinion, provides good advice for UX people trying to make their ideas known in the business world. Don Norman was the co-author of one of my psychology textbooks when I was an undergraduate student a long, long time ago. His earlier work was in cognitive psychology. This video is about an hour long and is especially informative if you are just now learning about interaction design:

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/2963837[/vimeo]

Last, but not least, is Dan Saffer’s talk at UX 2008. He’s the author of Designing Gesture Interfaces.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/2815881[/vimeo]