The last 2 days I’ve been working on a new application (or actually a plugin) which controls Nasa World Wind.
This is the result 🙂
* update: 23 november 2007 *
Using the plugin on my multitouch table (diffused illumination) at the University.
The last 2 days I’ve been working on a new application (or actually a plugin) which controls Nasa World Wind.
This is the result 🙂
* update: 23 november 2007 *
Using the plugin on my multitouch table (diffused illumination) at the University.
I'm Laurence Muller (M.Sc.) , a former Fellow of the Scientists' Discovery Room Lab (SDR Lab) at Harvard University / School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), where I worked on innovative scientific software for multi-touch devices and display wall systems.
I'm also the founder of Epic Windmill, a software company that develops apps and games for mobile devices.
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nice work, we have similar application called touchEarth for Google Earth, I will be posting videos soon.
Best,
Pawel Solyga
10 Nov 2007 |
Cool. Oasis could use it in their video… 🙂
We use the projection SmartBoard to do something similar here with our version of Worldwind. Same finger controls but directly on the projected world 8′ x 4′ screen.
Usually to the tune of “He’s got the whole world in his hands,….”
Good work.
rbb
20 Nov 2007 |
If you don’t mind Mr. Muller, What layering do you use for your FTIR, and how thick of acrylic, and thick/density of silicon if you use it?
21 Nov 2007 |
On my prototype I use 8mm acrylic without the silicon…
23 Nov 2007 |
That’s very cool! It feels so fun to spin and turn around the globe on the screen! 😀
But just being curious, how did you transfer the blob inputs from touchlib(you are using that right?) into mouse inputs for the NASA world wind?
25 Nov 2007 |
I doubt hes doing mouse emulation, hes more likely integrated touchlib directly into the addon, and is using some sort of direct input, or other method of telling worldwind what to do, kind of like the built in joystick support.
26 Nov 2007 |
Could you please post the addon, I’m far too lazy to write one myself. Thanks :).
27 Nov 2007 |
Hi
Do you have any plans to publish this add-on, or can you provide any pointers on how you think this should be done? Can you confirm you are doing “true multitouch”, not mouse emulation. This would be one of the best “poster child” applications for multitouch, as your videos demonstrate.
Thanks
Oliver
10 Apr 2008 |
Hi,
its true multi-touch. I made a special C# wrapper for touchlib and a custom nasa ww plugin which gets the touchlib data through this wrapper.
I’m planning to release this application soon enough. (Probably next month or so)
10 Apr 2008 |
Thanks Laurence, that’s great news. Please try to provide newbie-proof instructions!
14 Apr 2008 |
Hey Laurence! Great great work! How soon will the Nasa World Wind app be released? I know you said a month or 2 but Im just curious, I love all this touch technology. Thanks for being awesome! Haha!
19 May 2008 |
Hey Laurence any plans on releasing this application?
03 Jun 2008 |