Groove Mechanic » tiles http://groovemechanic.net Tech. Music. Toys... they're all the same Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:35:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc TessalTable http://groovemechanic.net/2009/06/tessaltable/ http://groovemechanic.net/2009/06/tessaltable/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:46:10 +0000 abel http://groovemechanic.net/?p=829 shot2_crop

TessalTable

Presenting the TessalTable, a tangible user interface for children, aged 8-10, to create patterns and pictures using pieces of images and moving video. Children use tiles to“pick up” a piece of an image. The tiles act as containers for visual content which can be arranged and rearranged anywhere on the application surface. The tile-based controls allow for simultaneous multi-user input. A preliminary study found that children understand and engage with the interface. The ability to arrange and rearrange dynamic images invites users to explore geometric patterns and connected motion.
Movie of Tile Control
Paper about TessalTable
Click image to view full photo. Concept This is a diagram of the table construction. Birds-eye view of the tabletop. Tile space is on the left. Video palette is on the right. Each tile contains a unique part of the video Three basic tiles are functional right now. I plan to make 3 more shapes to include. The tiles are tracked using the reacTIVision library. The tags are placed on the underside of the tiles. The Mirror Piece reflects all tiles across the mirror plane DSC_0013 lighttiles_crop overview_crop ]]> http://groovemechanic.net/2009/06/tessaltable/feed/ 0