The SynergyNet project may be over but it legacy lives on as the SynergyNet framework is still finding uses. One such use is as the centre of an interactive exhibit at Bede’s World, a museum in the North East of England where the framework is now being used to provide an app used at the centre of an interactive exhibit.
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Classroom Control Through the Kinect
In this previous post I mentioned that we at TEL in Durham had been running some studies using the Kinect with SynergyNet. Though data analysis is still being carried out on the results I’ve decided to provide some details on the system, its working and its capabilities, in addition to some of the initial findings.
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.
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