In this post some examples of gestural interfaces in the living environment.
Gesture Cube
An interesting concept of a multimedia device for the living room. The concept is al right, but I think a lot is wrong with it’s interaction. Why a cube? The visible area’s are not ergonomic / optimal for one. And why use gestures for this object, why not a form of multitouch? I think using gestures is not the best responsive input in this situation. And most importantly, why do you want to carry around a large object through the house? The sharing feature (1:48) is the most interesting aspect. But as said before, why not a form of multitouch (Microsoft Surface) or projection (Pico projectors)? The communication with external devices is awesome, using physical gestures to ‘throw’ them one others interface. But I’ve seen this before in other experimental interfaces.
CRISTAL: Control the living environment through multitouch
An interesting way to have complete control over the living room. An multitouch screen is a nice platform, but is it the most comfortable and best way to interact with your environment? You can see they didn’t think hard about the interface itself, only how to control your complete environment. it would be interesting to focus only one aspect instead of all of them.
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