DIY Design Process for Interactive Surfaces

Abstract

This paper charts the design and build of two interactive tabletops that use infrared (IR) illumination techniques. One table implements fiducial tracking, whilst the other implements multi-touch tracking. Trade-offs in both designs are discussed to highlight key considerations when building an interactive table. Using three key dimensions from lessons learned, we conduct a comparative analysis of both approaches. Finally, we propose a DIY Design Process to assist designers in building their own interactive table.

Contributors

Jennifer G. Sheridan

James Tompkin

Abel Maciel

George Roussos

Conference

Publication date: September 2009

Publication date (Print): September 2009

Pages: 485-493

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[ ¹ ]London Knowledge Lab

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[ ² ]Department of Computer Science

University College, London UK

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[ ³ ]Bartlett School of Architecture

University College, London UK

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Article

DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2009.61

Copyright statement: © Jennifer G. Sheridan et al. Published by BCS Learning and Development Ltd. People and Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology, Churchill College Cambridge, UK

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Conference name: People and Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology

Conference acronym: HCI

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Conference location: Churchill College Cambridge, UK

Conference date: 1 - 5 September 2009

Conference sponsor: Electronic Workshops in Computing (eWiC)

Conference theme: Computers XXIII Celebrating People and Technology

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Series title: Electronic Workshops in Computing