> -----Original Message----- > From: Dinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:57 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Microsft Surface > > On 5/30/07, S S wrote: > > " This, I think, will signal the greatest quantum leap forward in > human > > creativity in our history. Just think about the possibilities when > there is > > no time delay between thought and tactile physical human actions *in > a > > virtual world*" > > Well, I move my finger on my touch-pad and the pointer moves pretty > close to in sync with my finger... but I don't feel the letters bump up > under my den-like digit...
Comparing this to a touchpad is like comparing the Atari 2600 joystick to a PlayStation 3 SIXAXIS: they both do sorta the same kind of thing... but are nothing alike. This isn't actually a touch screen. The table houses a projector and cameras - the table "sees" what's touching it and reacts accordingly. It's not pressure but rather the physical proximity that triggers recognition. Unlike nearly all other interaction computer methods this is a direct manipulation device, not "remote control". The effect of your gesture is registered at the point of contact (not, like with a keyboard, mouse, touchpad, etc, upwards of several feet away). That instantly makes it more accessible and understandable. Your hand is far from the only interaction device: the table can be programmed to recognize just about anything (see the video "puzzle" made of crystal tiles for example). The table sees what touches it (the example using the brush looks incredible): it can track objects and react to them. There are countless possibilities for this. Lay a magazine (or really anything with a UPC code or RFID tag) on the table and you might instantly see extended information. Set a CD on the table and hear the music. The interaction methods (touching the surface) are independent of the technology (there have been mechanical, optical, and laser mice but the interactions have remained the same) and because of this have the potential to spread. Any surface is a potential interaction point: tables, walls, the dashboard of your car, the counter at the corner store, etc. The possibilities for education alone are limitless. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Deploy Web Applications Quickly across the enterprise with ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2 Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:235867 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
