Random information about Technology Projects and Programming

• Attack of the spam bots and word press

  I have experienced a huge amount of spam in the comments lately mainly from posting bots of various kinds so now there is a CAPTCHA vox under the comments section. It should be easy for us humans to read but it should stop bots. Hopefully it will work out better, all the spam was getting [...]

  Posted on Jan 03.08 to Announcements   

• Multitouch fingerpainting demo with vvvv

  This is a short video I made that shows how vvvv can be used to create an app that is similar to fingerpainting. The multitouch effect is clearly visible, there are a few scenes where I use most fingers for painting.
  The line is preasure sensitive, vvvv recognizes the area of the blob.

  Here is a picture [...]

  Posted on Mar 20.07 to Multitouch, Technology   

• Donate a projector for a good cause.

  In order to create a fully functional multi touch surface, I will need a projector. After a short trip to my local computer store, I know there is no way I can afford to buy one just for ths project. To deal with the issue, I have created a banner on top of the [...]

  Posted on Mar 17.07 to Announcements, Multitouch, Technology   

• Blob detection using vvvv with the contour node

  This is a short video shwing what you will see when using the vvvv contour patch. It also keeps track of the coordinates of the blobs, the blob count, size and direction. It is basically the all in one blob detection interface, you can take the data from there and do all sorts of fun [...]

  Posted on Mar 17.07 to Multitouch, Technology   

• Multitouch Interface Demo

  This is a short video showing my FTIR mutitouch interface in action.
  This was made using 2×8 8mm High intensity IR LEDs

  Here is the YouTube.com link if this doesn’t work.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te-RSEMFaqg
  I used vvvv for the testing. The following patch will open a window with the video.

  vvvv can be downloaded for free here.
  http://vvvv.org

  Posted on Mar 08.07 to Multitouch, Technology   

• How to make an IR camera for the FTIR multitouch screen

  This article will explain how I made my Infra Red Camera for the Multitouch FTIR Panel
  Ingerdients
  LogiTech QuickCam Chat - CircuitCity about $30
  ExposedFilm - old exposed negative from photo album

  I used this camera because it was cheap, it was a ball type camera, and I didn’t want to buy Microsoft. The resolution is quite low but [...]

  Posted on Mar 05.07 to Multitouch, Technology   

• Making my FTIR multitouch panel

  This little articel will be describing how I built my FTIR Multitouch panel.
  It only took about 2 weeks to get all the materials and to build it.
  The actual build was about 6 hours of work, mostly drilling holes and soldering.
  Ingredients:
  1 x Clear Plastic - Local glass shop (I used 4:3 ratio at 24:18 and added [...]

  Posted on Mar 02.07 to Multitouch, Technology