[Discuss] TUIO?

2015-10-25 Thread Kent Borg
Reading about Kivy (quite cool looking application framework--python, cross-platform), I saw reference to TUIO, as though I was supposed to know what it was. So I Googled it. So I would know what it is. Tangible User Interface...something. What does the "O" stand for? (And why are UI people

Re: [Discuss] TUIO?

2015-10-25 Thread Kent Borg
On 10/25/2015 08:41 AM, Matthew Gillen wrote: On 10/25/2015 7:47 AM, Kent Borg wrote: BREAKING: I found it! Tangible User Interface Objects. Is that like a keyboard? Those are tangible. Usually. Or a mouse. That's where the "objects" part gets important. The example seems to be to take

Re: [Discuss] TUIO?

2015-10-25 Thread Matthew Gillen
On 10/25/2015 7:47 AM, Kent Borg wrote: > BREAKING: I found it! Tangible User Interface Objects. Is that like a keyboard? Those are tangible. Usually. Or a mouse. I'm not sure I like the use of that word in the context of a software API. Unless you're doing robotics. That might make sense.

Re: [Discuss] TUIO?

2015-10-25 Thread Derek Martin
On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 10:09:05AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > My pet peeve is the way people misuse "literally." I know, you now need to use it twice, to indicate that you really mean literally... "I literally literally crapped my pants when I got tickets for Star Wars opening day! I'd eaten at

Re: [Discuss] TUIO?

2015-10-25 Thread Steve Litt
On Sun, 25 Oct 2015 08:41:34 -0400 Matthew Gillen wrote: > On 10/25/2015 7:47 AM, Kent Borg wrote: > > BREAKING: I found it! Tangible User Interface Objects. > > Is that like a keyboard? Those are tangible. Usually. Or a mouse. > > I'm not sure I like the use of that