name this multitouch?

Jun 8, 2009 at 7:12am

name this multitouch?

i know this isnt about max but it is pretty relatable.

what is the name of the mutlitouch in this picture?

i have looked all over and found nothing. i remember create digital music doing a story on it but i cant find that either.

it looks so cool. its even usb

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BlueCycle

BlueCycle 6

Jun 8, 2009 at 7:19am

The men in the picture are Peter Nyboer and Tim Thompson, and I believe the controller you’re talking about is Tim’s. It might be poor style to put his email here on a list, but I’ll tell him you asked the question.

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theblackpeacock

theblackpeacock 33

Jun 8, 2009 at 5:03pm

yes, the san jose based “share” wesite shares very little information

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BlueCycle

BlueCycle 6

Jun 11, 2009 at 1:57am

That picture doesn’t actually show the multitouch controller that I use – it’s hidden by the large (normal) monitor with the blue background. The multitouch pads I use within various custom controllers are Fingerworks iGesture pads, additional details/pictures showing how I’ve used them in the past and recently can be found at these links:

http://nosuch.com/tjt/fingerfresco/

http://nosuch.com/tjt/fingerpaintingplanets/

http://nosuch.com/tjt/images/igesture_pads.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nosuchtim/3606448752/in/set-72157619332494003/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nosuchtim/3606445484/in/set-72157619332494003/

Fingerworks got bought by Apple to help them do the multitouch in the iphone, so the pads are no longer sold, though you can occasionally find iGesture pads on ebay for around $400. The interface is USB, and the driver still works on Windows (including Windows 7), with a C library that works extremely well and provides lots of details including the area of each fingertip touching the pad. The responsiveness and resolution of those pads is incredible, when you access them properly. The much-larger-than-the-iphone surface makes it much more pleasant to use in a finger-painting-like and expressive fashion. Better and cheaper devices will hopefully soon be widespread due to windows 7 support for multitouch.

This year, I’m using two (or more, possibly) iGesture pads in the interactive interface of a large installation I’m building for burning man.

…Tim…

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BlueCycle

BlueCycle 6

Jun 11, 2009 at 2:05am

Hi Black Peacock,

Sorry to be dense, but I’m not actually sure which object in the picture is a multitouch… which device are you talking about?

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