using a gestural interface toolkit for tactile input to a dynamic virtual space
In this paper, we describe the development of a gesture interface toolkit that has been applied to an application of tactile gesture recognition within an artificial life environment. The goal is to design a gestural semantics of caress, in which qualitative attributes of gesture are expressed as a function of tactility. A touch-sensitive tablet capable of detecting multiple simultaneous contacts was used to provide a source of tactile gestures (stroking, pressing, tapping, wrapping, spreading, pinching, nudging) which were then interpreted by the software as events to be sent to the active creature in the environment. Participants could observe the creature reactions within a three-dimensional immersive display system.
tactile input gesture recognition gestural analysis tactex mtc gesture toolkit whole hand input cave immersive environment max/msp movement analysis gesture-based interface laban effort-shape analysis