Bigger is not always better! We would like to introduce Blade, a cutting-edge small-scale projective display with multipen interaction which can be used for desktop workspaces, presentations or information terminals alike. The lightweight display consist of a robust display surface and an independent projector and can easily be integrated in lecterns, kiosks or desks. Blade provides a flexible, lightweight and mobile solution for presentations. It can easily be manufactured in various sizes and shapes and relies only on off-the-shelf hardware. More images after the break!
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We are pleased to announce that we are organizing a come-together workshop on “Multi Touch Surfaces”. In this workshop, we plan to explore and discuss the latest research and new paradigms of Multi Touch Interfaces, including hardware and software issues.
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We are very proud to announce our nomination for the Deutsche Telekom Digital Entertainment Awards @ fmx/08. After our success in Laval our project Comino was selected to be among the best three in the category “Young Talents“. Awards ceremony is scheduled on Tuesday, May 6, from 6 to 7:30 pm at the FMX-conference in Stuttgart, Germany.
Like my previous post on my multi-touch experiences at this years Cebit trade fair I also want to sum up my recent experiences with multi-touch projects at the Laval Virtual Exhibition. While virtual reality still being the main focus of the exhibition, interfaces always have been a very important part of this come-together of the virtual reality community. At Laval Virtual 2007 our project “Shared Design Space” was pretty much the only large scale interactive table that enabled accurate multiuser interaction (video). This year however multi touch is big and it is also big in Laval!
Warning: Detailed information ahead! 
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On his way to the RTT Conference in Vienna, Daniel Leithinger came for a short visit to the Media Interaction Lab. While he was here he presented his current project called “City Planning Space” that he worked on at the IML. City Planning Space facilitates multiple input devices (Anoto pens and 3D-trackers) and multiple displays to support architects during the early prototyping of new buildings. It provides a 2D map on a tabletop display and a 3D visualization of the area on a normal horizontal screen. Using digital pens a user can create new buildings on the tabletop. To see how such a building influences the surroundings users can look at the 3D view on the vertical display and navigate through it with the 3D tracker. We are also proud to announce that Daniel will continue his research studies at the MIT MediaLab soon.
We are very proud to announce that our project “Comino” has won one of the prestigious “Laval Virtual Trophies”. Comino was selected to be the best project in the category “Video games and Entertainment” and was therefore rewarded one of the coveted glass trophies. More fotos after the break!
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This week will become a great success for the Media Interaction Lab:
Jakob is currently presenting our our interactive game Comino at Laval Virtual 2008. Comino is a tabletop game inspired by the Incredible Machine. It provides a multi-modal interaction based on a bi-directional projection tabletop, digital pens and custom-made physical objects, while attracting users for an active participation in creating content which diffuses the boundary between the real and virtual world. Kyungdahm Yun (GIST), Maki Sugimoto, and Masahiko Inami are supporting this project.
Moreover, our interactive table FLUX has been selected as one of the three winners of this year’s RTT Emerging Technology Contest. We are also happy that Daniel Leithinger, who is currently working at NUS, has been selected as a winner. The award ceremony will take place during the 9th RTT Conference in Vienna (April 10-11, 2008). The 9th RTT Conference is a platform for professional high-end 3D visualization. The historic ambience of Vienna’s Hofburg Imperial Palace host to this year’s summit.
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Bigger is not always better! We would like to introduce Blade, a cutting-edge small-scale projective display with multipen interaction which can be used for desktop workspaces, presentations or information terminals alike. The lightweight display consist of a robust display surface and an independent projector and can easily be integrated in lecterns, kiosks or desks. Blade provides a flexible, lightweight and mobile solution for presentations. It can easily be manufactured in various sizes and shapes and relies only on off-the-shelf hardware. More images after the break!
