intangibleCanvas: free-air finger painting on a projected canvas Conference Paper uri icon

abstract

  • With the advent of new sensing technologies, precision free-air interaction is becoming viable as a contender for the next generation of expressive, embodied interaction modalities. ZeroTouch [5], a novel multi-touch sensor that allows for free-air multi-finger, multi-object sensing, is one example of this next generation of free-air interfaces. We develop its use in a digitally-projected finger painting application, placing the see-through multitouch sensor in direct line-of-sight between an artist and a remote canvas. This allows the artist to reach through the sensor and paint on the intangibleCanvas as if it were directly in front of them. An iPad is employed as a multimodal workspace for color selection. We evaluate the system through an informal walk-up-and-play installation and comparative study, developing implications for interaction design using this type of precision free-air interface.

name of conference

  • CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

published proceedings

  • CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

author list (cited authors)

  • Moeller, J., Lupfer, N., Hamilton, B., Lin, H., & Kerne, A.

citation count

  • 4

complete list of authors

  • Moeller, Jon||Lupfer, Nic||Hamilton, Bill||Lin, Haiqiao||Kerne, Andruid

editor list (cited editors)

  • Tan, D. S., Amershi, S., Begole, B. o., Kellogg, W. A., & Tungare, M.

publication date

  • January 2011