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1. 3D Computer Interface

2 years ago

Utilizing the theory of electrostatics, we have designed a low-cost human-computer interface device that has the ability to track the position of a user's hand in three dimensions. Physical contact is not required and the user does not need to hold a controller or attach markers to their body. To control the device, the user simply waves their hand above it in the air.

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Patrick McKelvey
1 month ago
Arthur Pollock
6 months ago
Chris McNeil
6 months ago
Nick James
6 months ago
Neby Stuart
7 months ago
Justo Nieto
9 months ago
GypsyJuggler
10 months ago
Dieter Devlaminck
1 year ago
Findhika Putra P. H.
1 year ago
Christian Zegarra
1 year ago

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Yoni Oron 2 years ago

nice work!
Leon Grant Bussinger 2 years ago

sweet.
Kyle McDonald 2 years ago

Nice! Are you going to be posting plans/designs anywhere? I'd love to hear more about the sensor circuitry.
Free Flow 2 years ago

Hopefully we will have more information to give to the public soon! Thanks for the positive feedback :)
Bexmedia 2 years ago

Sweet
Todd vanderlin 2 years ago

this is amazing! nice work are you in boston?
Free Flow 2 years ago

Yes, we are 5 Electrical and Computer engineering seniors about to graduate from Northeastern University.
Matthew Joseff 2 years ago

Now we just need some "pre-cogs" to complete the circle.
Filip Hučko 2 years ago

Whats the name of the last song in that vid?
Free Flow 2 years ago

The last song was just a simple beat from Fruity Loops Studio (the sound application used in the demo)
Björn Johansson 2 years ago

Really nice!
JZ 2 years ago

Great stuff. I've been tracking various interfaces like the touch screen out of NYU and applications like Photosynth and posting them here tr.im/irCi and I posted this video link to the EIN Twitter feed at twitter.com/earthintelnet
Santa Transmedia Productions 2 years ago

very nice....
Aalok 2 years ago

Love it. I can see tons of applications for it...

Good job...
Stephen Gilbert 2 years ago

Nice work, though I think it's not much different than the Fish project at the MIT Media Lab in 1995. Check it out:

media.mit.edu/physics/demos/fishface.mpg

media.mit.edu/physics/demos/talmudfish.mpg

media.mit.edu/physics/projects/fieldimaging/imaging.html

Also, at Iowa State U we're working on Sparsh-UI, an open-source multitouch API that's hardware independent and can handle touch gestures but also zcam-based open-air gestures. See code.google.com/p/sparsh-ui/
Kyle McDonald 2 years ago

Definitely similar to the Fish project, but a great implementation regardless. I heard Josh Smith, who was doing that research, also taught an Embedded Systems class that had a lab assignment to develop one of these interfaces:

cs.washington.edu/education/courses/466/08wi/labs/l3/l3.html
georg wachberg 2 years ago

i'd contact ted.com. they love things of this kind there.
like here:
ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html
Lidik Suslik 2 years ago

great work!
Tom Ditto 2 years ago

So cool. Scale is an issue, but consider scaling up rather than down, and the space becomes suitable for dance and music on a theatrical level. I'm guessing there's an inverse square in there somewhere, so the fall off should permit multiple units and input for isolated performers. Take a look here for a possible venue:

empac.rpi.edu
Julian Oliver 2 years ago

Great stuff!

Incidentally there's a woman Katya Álvarez from Mexico here at a workshop 'Interactivos' in Lima, Peru using the same Theremin principle of electrostatics to drive a mechanical plotter with a magnet. This, in effect, results in a magic table for flying metallic objects around the surface.

Here's the workshop context: medialab-prado.es/article/taller_interactivos_lima09_magia_y_tecnologia_

Here's a live document about the project: wiki.medialab-prado.es/index.php/La_Fuerza_en_tus_Manos

I'll post a clip of it here soon..
Phil Hoyt 2 years ago

NICE SPEAKERS i have 2 sets
Nikhil A 2 years ago

Nice.. especially dj application.. it rocks.. a nice replacement for age old mouse and hopefully keyboard later..
Nikhil A 2 years ago

remember the video of the song crazy frog..!! well.. hands would be the perfect replacement for gamepad.. or a steering handle.. :)
sonicoliver 2 years ago

bloody well done
Solidsmack 2 years ago

definitely go toward applications with 3D geometry. nobody is developing as much there in this area, from what I can find. awesome guys.
Joe Corkery 2 years ago

Luke, Mark, and Glenn,

Congratulations on your latest honor! This video link (via hackaday.com) made its way around Moto and we were all very proud. Keep doing original work and stop in to see us next time you're in SF.
Dmitry Kichenko 2 years ago

Nice! Assuming a smaller delay I could definitely see this as a modelling tool. Or as a controller at a Bjork concert.
Shane 2 years ago

WOW. Absolutely AMAZING!
Free Flow 2 years ago

Thank you everyone for all the great feedback!
Chen Luo 2 years ago

Very cool!
Dugg this on CGDigg:
cgdigg.com/story.php?title=3d-computer-interface
Glenn Weatherson 2 years ago

bomb speakers!
Brennan L. 2 years ago

People always say if they could go back in time and invest in Microsoft, they would.

Well, I happen to think that this is the project we'll all wish we could go back in time to invest in.

Brilliant. The applications are endless. I want one. They will want one. They will want millions.

You sir, are going to be a rich man.
Bettina Tizzy 2 years ago

Just blogged this thrilling development. Students! Get a ROCK STAR NEGOTIATOR on your side and don't let the big guys rip you off. npirl.blogspot.com/2009/05/mobilize-your-personal-static.html
Opensource Obscure 2 years ago

This interface really makes sense to me.
F**king awesome guys!
druiven 2 years ago

bits base, very nice to see you all doing this. also look for this of course youtube.com/watch?v=d5EzKtn2ARE&hl=nl
Samuel Hoffman playing the theremin. Is this the same principle or something else?
Adriana de Barros 2 years ago

Great work!

Featured today at illusion.scene360.com
alexve 2 years ago

Love to see this in action on a coffee table to control the TV and zap to a new channel ;-). Great stuff guys.
eisfeuer 2 years ago

respect!!!
Fernando Fonseca 2 years ago

Great work indeed guys, well done. This system applied to apps like Ableton Live, Traktor or MAX/MSP would change the way people are doing live acts.
You should contact people at MUTEK in Montreal.
I am sure they would thrilled to showcase something like this.
Brennan L. 2 years ago

Can I build my own?
Bordos.ArtWorks/ Bordos L. Zsolt 2 years ago

Excellent work! Will you drop it on the market? - i would definately use it! Let me know...
ANaimi 2 years ago

Amazing! more and smaller sensors will make it more accurate? or is it accurate enough? any health concerns these electric fields can introduce?
Vegas VIPGarage 1 year ago

pretty sick. The musical applications remind me of the dbeam setup on the roland keyboards.