This year we (the TEL research group at Durham University) have been working on developing a more stable version of SynergyNet, our multi-touch software framework. Named SynergyNet 3, this framework is much better than previous versions, both in terms of performance and stability.
Research
SynergyNet for Early Years Students
Adapting Multi-touch Software to Utilise Different Display Shapes
TUIO output from Android using TUIOdroid
I recently got rid of my iPhone and bought a HTC phone with Android (one of the best consumer decisions I’ve ever made). I decided to see if I could using the phone’s multi-touch input to produce TUIO. After some searching I found an app on the nuigroup forums calledTUIO droid by TobiTobsen (Available here).
2010 Summary
Its been a while since anything was posted on this blog so its time for an update. First of all I’ll just point out that I’ve been working really hard on a thesis. I don’t want to go into any more detail about it till its accepted so I haven’t posted any updates concerning it. Hopefully in the new year I’ll be able to make several posts detailing what it was about.
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Compiz Multi-touch Plugin: Fire Paint
I’ve showcased the multi-touch plugin for Compiz before but I thought I’d bring a new feature into the light. Robert (whose website you can see here: http://highpointvantage.com/) has managed to make the multi-touch plugin compatible with Compiz’s firepaint plugin. The result is some amazing eye candy as you can see below.
J.A.McNaughton 