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deForm: an interactive malleable surface for capturing 2.5D arbitrary objects, tools and touch

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Edward Adelson,

Hiroshi IshiiAuthors Info & Claims

UIST '11: Proceedings of the 24th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology

Pages 527 - 536

https://doi.org/10.1145/2047196.2047265

Published: 16 October 2011 Publication History

Abstract

We introduce a novel input device, deForm, that supports 2.5D touch gestures, tangible tools, and arbitrary objects through real-time structured light scanning of a malleable surface of interaction. DeForm captures high-resolution surface deformations and 2D grey-scale textures of a gel surface through a three-phase structured light 3D scanner. This technique can be combined with IR projection to allow for invisible capture, providing the opportunity for co-located visual feedback on the deformable surface. We describe methods for tracking fingers, whole hand gestures, and arbitrary tangible tools. We outline a method for physically encoding fiducial marker information in the height map of tangible tools. In addition, we describe a novel method for distinguishing between human touch and tangible tools, through capacitive sensing on top of the input surface. Finally we motivate our device through a number of sample applications.

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deForm: an interactive malleable surface for capturing 2.5D arbitrary objects, tools and touch
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction devices
      1. Touch screens

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UIST '11: Proceedings of the 24th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology

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DOI:10.1145/2047196

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