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Tangible Display Systems

Exhibit Code: GOR-108
Zone: Field House
Location: Gordon Field House And Activities Center (GOR/024) - First Floor
Time: All Day

Description:
We are developing tangible display systems that support natural interaction with virtual surfaces. Tangible displays are based on modern mobile devices such as the iPhone and iPad that incorporate high-resolution displays, graphics hardware, webcams, and accelerometers as standard equipment. Custom software allows the orientation of the display screen and the position of the observer to be tracked in real-time. Using this technology, we have developed three applications that we will show: tangiPaint which allows users to create digital “oil paintings” that have rich surface colors, gloss, and relief; tangiNgrave that allows users to create woodcuts and worked metal artwork; and phantoPad that allows users to interact with 3D virtual objects that appear to be emerging from the display screen. This work represents some first steps toward developing advanced display systems that have more of the properties of real “stuff.”

Exhibitors:
James Ferwerda, Reynold Bailey, Chris Cowdery-Corvan