swop show might be sexy , but there ’s no beating academic conferences for unearthly unexampled technical school . Today , at the 27thSoftware and Technology Symposiumin Honolulu , oodles of researchers present a glance into the future tense of UI design — here are six of the most interesting . Meanwhile , you may find me at “ Beach Activities . ”
LightRingby Wolf Kienzle and Ken Hinckley from Microsoft Research apply infrared to observe finger motility and a gyroscope to determine orientation , and it can turn any aerofoil into an interface . you could tap , get , motion-picture show and drag on a book , your knee joint , or the paries — only with one finger for now , but still in a really attractive and natural looking manner .
RoomAlive , whichGizmodo posted yesterday , is Microsoft Research ’s play along - up toIllumiRoom , which was presented at CES 2012 . Both are footstep towards a this - is - our - house - now Kinect future . The new organization goes beyond project mapping around a television by add together input - output pixels on top of everything in the room . RoomAlive uses multiple depth cameras and spatially mapped projector to overlie an interactional screen from which there can be no dodging . Are Kinects with no off button far behind ?
A team at Carnegie Mellon University took a different approach to the problem of off - surface interaction by look for ways of expand the interactive zone around a smartwatch without making it physically swelled . Their Skin Buttons project ( might consider a name that sounds less permanent ) use miniature projectors to display synergistic icon on the skin around the sentinel aspect . The projector theatrical role cost less than $ 2 and can even increase shelling life by shifting workload from the main exhibit .
TheFlexSensefrom Austria ’s Media Interaction Lab is just a transparent tack of plastic , but its embedded piezoelectric sensors detect exactly what embodiment it ’s in . This means it allow for all kinds of intuitive , paper - like interactions — like flipping up a corner to reveal something underneath , toggling layers in maps or drawings . Augmented realism origami : yes .
Tracsis a dual - sided display with adjustable transparency designed for “ fast and effective quislingism of spatially close or facing atomic number 27 - workers . ” If you ’re yearning to stare profoundly into your desk checkmate ’s commonplace eyes , you ’re in luck with this sandwich of polarizing filter and backlights between two LCDs .
Teegiis a doll that shows you what your brain is doing . brusque for Tangible ElectroEncephaloGraphy ( EEG ) Interface , this weird little Gallic fellow is an educational tool that get you see brain activity in a raw way , without having to set for the orientation of a screen .
HaptoMime , from the University of Tokyo , might be my favorite project because it ’s the one close to deception . The twist habituate ultrasound to create haptic feedback in midair , so you feel like you ’re touching a hovering image ( develop by a concealed LCD and an angled transmissive mirror ) when there ’s nothing there at all . Hospitals ? atmosphere ? This would be groovy for any variety of very public display . Or just to mess up with kids .
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