Building interactive multi-touch surfaces

Jonathan Hook; Tom Bartindale; Professor Patrick Olivier

Building interactive multi-touch surfaces Lookup NU author(s) Jonathan Hook Tom Bartindale Professor Patrick Olivier



Author(s)		Schöning J, Hook J, Bartindale T, Schmidt D, Olivier P, Echtler F, Motamedi N, Brandl P, von Zadow U
Editor(s)		Müller-Tomfelde, C.
Publication type		Book Chapter
Book Title		Tabletops - Horizontal Interactive Displays
Series Title		Human-Computer Interaction Series
Year		2010
Volume
Pages		27-49
ISBN		9781849961127




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Echtler FMotamedi NBrandl PMulti-touch interaction with computationally enhanced surfaces has received considerable attention in recent years. Hardware implementations of multi-touch interaction such as Frustrated Total Internal Reflection (FTIR) and Diffuse Illumination (DI) have allowed for the low cost development of surfaces. Although many of these technologies and associated applications have been presented in academic settings, the practicalities of building a high quality multi-touch enabled surface, both in terms of the software and hardware required, are not widely known. We draw upon our extensive experience as developers of multi-touch technology to provide practical advice in relation to building, and deploying applications upon, multi-touch surfaces. This includes technical details of the construction of optical multi-touch surfaces, including: infrared illumination, silicone compliant surfaces, projection screens, cameras, filters, and projectors, and an overview of existing software libraries for tracking.



Publisher		Springer-Verlag
Place Published		Berlin
URL		http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-113-4_2
DOI		10.1007/978-1-84996-113-4_2
Notes		Chapter 2.
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