February 3rd, 2010
I feel a shamed of my lack of communication on the web that has [not] been happening recently. I've been wanting to work on more experiments, put up more code, comment on events like the announcement of the iPad... (long rant shortened: it'll come down to Apple [or some iPhone app developers] creating that killer app for that one killer market).
But sometimes life just happens. It'll take any free time you may have, and take it all. Nothing bad is going down at least, but I've been having to shift my priorities around. There are a couple things in the works to that I'm very very excited about. And when the time comes, you'll know. (^_^)//
So at least I can let everyone play around with all the code and experiments that I already have up.
If you run into any trouble with any code, don't be afraid to email. I'll help the best I can with the time I got.
Happy Experimenting
Tags: update
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September 23rd, 2009
Now, I know I've been very very silent. I'm very sorry about that, but there are only so many hours in a day. And I've been working on a new table (which is finally finished and already being exhibited in Akron) and I'll be helping to run "36 View of a Bridge" at The Bridge Project this weekend. The artist is hoping to add in a few more videos to the play list for everyone to enjoy and I only have tomorrow to wrap it all up. Oh yeah, and a full day of work to attend to. But there is excitement all around, I had a fantastic brain storming session with Dave Motram (co-interactive designer) and we have some solid ideas to present to Optiem. And with the help of Adam Polanski, I have a way to keep track of my multitouch table in Akron without having to go there every time the Flash errors or get phone call through the day, but I still need time to get down there to install the needed software.
So much to do...so much to do.
But I don't think I'd trade it for the world.
Stay tuned for pictures from Collider and The Bridge Project.
You can find out more about them in the Events section.
Tags: events, exhibits, multitouch, update
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August 13th, 2009
Temporarily, I have shifted from the software side of things back to the hardware. For those of you looking for more Flash experiments, my appologies. The experimenting is going to be taking a little break while I work on 2 new hardware projects.
1. New FTIR table
Back to were I started, making a new FTIR table. I don't have everything planned out. I'm letting things come together organically. But here are the basic ideas I'm going for.
- Almost 50" diagonally
- Toshiba EW25U Projector
- Rosco Grey
- squeegeed compliant layer, rolled on method compliant layer
- 36" max height (or as close as possible)
So far so good, I've slowly been getting all the pieces I need, and now I'm finally beginning fabrication. LED rails, acrylic holding frame, table spec design.
2. Capacitive Foil
I finally received some income I've been looking forward to for quite a while. After debating with myself my ultimate intentions will all this multitouch experimentation, talking team up with a brilliant business mind, and a can-do personallity. I contacted a local distributor about purchasing a piece of capacitive foil.
True, it may not be multitouch (yet), but I've wanted to experiment with this kind of stuff from the start. And large scale, I mean 50" diagonal again 16:9 ratio. Something I can use to create a full scale demonstration of capabilities. Not just and idea, but an actual physical implimentation to show off.
The capacitive foil is on the way. I have a large piece of acrylic waiting for it to be applied on, I just need to build a stable frame to hold it up. And be able to swap from portrait to landscape.
And not to mention my practice of cross communication between computers and flash (in real time no less). There are interesting things right around the corner.
Upcoming Art/Tech Events
The Bridge Project - 36 Views of a Bridge with Alexander Boxerbaum
Collider Exhibition Series: Interactivity and New Media - new installation still in planning phase
until then, happy experimenting!
(^_^)//
Tags: 36 views of a bridge, FTIR, ingenuity fest, multitouch, prototype, update
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June 9th, 2009
I've got some upgrading going on. First, I procured a new projector. I was worried the old one was running out of bulb life, and I borrowed it. Similar throw distance, well a little less. And I decided to switch from FTIR to DI for an upcoming event. So now I can just get a now projection screen and solid surface and be set until the next build.
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Tags: DI, FTIR, Multi-Touch, table, update
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May 31st, 2009
Fire up the SVN, Touchlib's AS3 TUIO library has been updated! Along with RotatableScalable. These files have been my introduction to developing Flash AS3 apps for multi-touch. This is a great thing, changes that have been mentioned in the NUIGroup Forum Threads have been added in. And even suggestions from this site has been added as well.
- Addition of DX/DY event sending. Important for getting multi-touch FluidSolver to work
- returnBlobs(); function was added into TUIO.as ~ a personal favorite of mine ~ read more
- RotatableScalable scaling registration point bug fixed ~ read more
- and TUIO debug mode ON/OFF bug fixed, all tracking diplays can be turned off without errors
Now that Touchlib is once again updated. I've integrated the new files into my own collection of experiments., and went through each one to make sure no problems arose. Another thing I began checking was using Flash Player's Standalone Debugger version 10. For those who don't have Flash to work with and do not have a stand alone player, that's where you can find one. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Actionscript 3.0, Multi-Touch, Touchlib, TUIO, update
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