November 2009
10 posts
Things that have gone wrong in the few days before...
Broke our large mirror, wasted a setup day finding a new one.
Overheating problems in the box caused the projector to shut down. Drilled some holes into the back, so hopefully that fixes it
Had to relocate pixemo at the end of the second day after perfectly aligning everything. :(
Our projection surface somehow got badly warped so have to somehow get another before the grad show
Got a...
October 2009
16 posts
IR Light
We decided that we really wanted to get finger tracking working properly, and this probably required using IR tracking of some kind. We bought about 50 leds from ebay for about $4, and we are going to have a go of soldering them to see if they work well! :D
jason babcock + hacking an apple i-sight firewire... →
another how-to remove ir filter thing
Modding an Apple iSight for IR vision - a set on... →
how to mod an isight camera for ir
Fiducial Markers
Had a good idea for the fiducial markers.
Will get some large foam craft balls, cut them in half. Top side with have the faces painted on (as per emotions), bottom flat side will have fiducials. Will need to get the right size so they fit comfortably in your hand.
Problems at this stage
Lack of ventilation, worried about it overheating with the laptop, projector and all inside. Have some ideas for solutions, involving drilling holes into the walls, placing a small fan inside, etc.
As the box was made to make it portable, we had the idea to hinge the sides, then they would slot together with the lid on top to hold them in place. This makes positioning things inside VERY...
August 2009
13 posts
example reactivision project
http://mediaarchitecture.de/projekte/impuls_bauhaus-interaktiver-tisch-interactive-table/
Turn isight into IR Camera →
Tinker it now! » multitouch table experiment →
Very good and basic list of things needed to make a multitouch table. Probably better to coat the surface to make it a compliant surface as found on the NUI forums as it will be more accurate than tracing paper.
Links and resources - NUI Group Community Wiki →
List of other resources that may be useful for building touch screens
Hardware List - NUI Group Community Wiki →
List of hardware you will need to make your own FTIR multitouch display
What is a compliant surface? - NUI Group Community... →
List of compliant surfaces for touch screens
Tinkermans method - Casting Textured Silcone - NUI... →
Making compliant surfaces from non-compliant (see-through) surfaces. Using a combination of silicone and Zylol (need to see if this exists in australia)
Forum Home - NUI Group Community Forums →
forum with lots of touchscreen-making posts, very high level of tech though so need to look through a bit to find some more basic instructions on here haha
Reactivision Forums →
Low-Cost Multi-touch Whiteboard using the Wii... →
How to Make a Cheap Multitouch Pad →
Humanworkshop || DIY Multi-touch screen →
Interactive Multitouch Display →
July 2009
2 posts
gkaindl.com → software → touché →
Another touch screen interface thing
Community Core Vision →
another touch screen interface thing
June 2009
1 post
White Spectrum →
Good for tangible reference
May 2009
9 posts
Main Page - NUI Group Community Wiki →
reacTIVision →