Thesis: Extending the Touchscreen
Project Description:
Touchscreens like those found on smartphones and tablets have enabled a new generation of versatile user interfaces. My thesis project at ITP, Extending the Touchscreen, aims to further this versatility by using conductive materials to construct a series of physical, mechanical, and electrical devices that touch, interact and communicate directly through the touchscreen interface. My goal in constructing these external devices is to make touchscreen interactions more tactile, physical and potentially more expressive and fun.
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Featured:
MIT’s Technology Review : Pushing the Limits of the Touch Screen
Gizmodo : Here Are a Bunch of Ways to Make Touchscreen Gaming About More Than Screen
Creative Applications : Extending the Touchscreen [oF, Arduino, iPad, iPhone]
Mac Rumors : Extending the Touchscreen with Physical Objects (Video)
Create Digital Music : Touch, Plus Tactile: In Gaming as in Research, Physical Controls Augment Touchscreens
Makezine Blog : Touchscreen Interface Hacks
Hack A Day : Extending the usability of touchscreens
PSFK : The Future of Touchscreen Technology
DVICE : 5 new inventions from NYU’s art and programming science fair
FastCoDesign : 7 Ways To Enhance Touchscreen UIs, Michel Gondry-Style
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