It was just a question of time until someone takes the term of the touchscreen further. Silke Hilsing created an impressive real tangible/haptical touchscreen, which really provides sensations for four of the five senses: Sight, Hearing, Taste, Touch. Smell is missing and if you think even further: Balance, Acceleration, Temperature, Pain, …
Description by http://www.digitalexperience.dk:
- Impress merges the functionality of touch-screen displays with a stretchable surface made of foam. The result is a display that allows users to manipulate visual data by applying pressure and shaping a physical object.
- Real-time graphics are projected onto a screen consisting of a block of foam that lies on top of several force sensors. When a user presses down on the surface the sensors determine the location of the pressure and alters the projection accordingly.
- Several different applications have been developed, including a system that adjusts the pitch of sounds according to the applied pressure on its visual representation. Another application lets users manipulate and sculpt a simple 3D object by varying the pressure on different parts.
What I also find amazing, is the fact that Silke is coming up with something great in a domain that’s usually occupied by men. Respect!
Some friends of mine experiment with textiles and technology. It would be great to have some more research and projects on this matter.
Melanie
Johannes
May 22, 2009 at 4:44 pm |
Initially I thought it’s a bit of a cop out that it isn’t back projected so it would work more like a normal touch screen. On reflection though, having the image appear on the back of your hand while you press on the screen means the thing you are working on isn’t obscured… makes a lot of sense!