Mapping Objects with the Surface Editor

Alain Crevoisier, and Cécile Picard-Limpens

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

The Surface Editor is a software tool for creating control interfaces and mapping input actions to OSC or MIDI actions very easily and intuitively. Originally conceived to be used with a tactile interface, the Surface Editor has been extended to support the creation of graspable interfaces as well. This paper presents a new framework for the generic mapping of user actions with graspable objects on a surface. We also present a system for detecting touch on thin objects, allowing for extended interactive possibilities. The Surface Editor is not limited to a particular tracking system though, and the generic mapping approach for objects can have a broader use with various input interfaces supporting touch and/or objects.

Citation:

Alain Crevoisier, and Cécile Picard-Limpens. 2011. Mapping Objects with the Surface Editor. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177989

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Crevoisier2011,
 abstract = {The Surface Editor is a software tool for creating control interfaces and mapping input actions to OSC or MIDI actions very easily and intuitively. Originally conceived to be used with a tactile interface, the Surface Editor has been extended to support the creation of graspable interfaces as well. This paper presents a new framework for the generic mapping of user actions with graspable objects on a surface. We also present a system for detecting touch on thin objects, allowing for extended interactive possibilities. The Surface Editor is not limited to a particular tracking system though, and the generic mapping approach for objects can have a broader use with various input interfaces supporting touch and/or objects. },
 address = {Oslo, Norway},
 author = {Crevoisier, Alain and Picard-Limpens, C\'{e}cile},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177989},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {NIME, mapping, interaction, user-defined interfaces, tangibles, graspable interfaces. },
 pages = {236--239},
 title = {Mapping Objects with the Surface Editor},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2011/nime2011_236.pdf},
 year = {2011}
}