Adding Z-Depth and Pressure Expressivity to Tangible Tabletop Surfaces

Jordan Hochenbaum, and Ajay Kapur

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

This paper presents the SmartFiducial, a wireless tangible object that facilitates additional modes of expressivity for vision-based tabletop surfaces. Using infrared proximity sensing and resistive based force-sensors, the SmartFiducial affords users unique, and highly gestural inputs. Furthermore, the SmartFiducial incorporates additional customizable pushbutton switches. Using XBee radio frequency (RF) wireless transmission, the SmartFiducial establishes bipolar communication with a host computer. This paper describes the design and implementation of the SmartFiducial, as well as an exploratory use in a musical context.

Citation:

Jordan Hochenbaum, and Ajay Kapur. 2011. Adding Z-Depth and Pressure Expressivity to Tangible Tabletop Surfaces. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178045

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Hochenbaum2011,
 abstract = {This paper presents the SmartFiducial, a wireless tangible object that facilitates additional modes of expressivity for vision-based tabletop surfaces. Using infrared proximity sensing and resistive based force-sensors, the SmartFiducial affords users unique, and highly gestural inputs. Furthermore, the SmartFiducial incorporates additional customizable pushbutton switches. Using XBee radio frequency (RF) wireless transmission, the SmartFiducial establishes bipolar communication with a host computer. This paper describes the design and implementation of the SmartFiducial, as well as an exploratory use in a musical context. },
 address = {Oslo, Norway},
 author = {Hochenbaum, Jordan and Kapur, Ajay},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178045},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Fiducial, Tangible Interface, Multi-touch, Sensors, Gesture, Haptics, Bricktable, Proximity Sensing },
 pages = {240--243},
 title = {Adding Z-Depth and Pressure Expressivity to Tangible Tabletop Surfaces},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2011/nime2011_240.pdf},
 year = {2011}
}