Microsoft Surface and Wii Balance Board Combine for Pressure Sensitive Experience
If you thought the Microsoft Surface was impressive, wait until you see what Josh Santangelo has done. He took a Microsoft Surface and combined it with a Nintendo Wii Balance Board to give the screen pressure sensitive capabilities. The program demoed for this concoction is a circle creator program that lets you create different sized circles, depending on how long you press the screen. Santangelo then leans onto the sides of the Surface and the balls start to move towards him. The Microsoft Surface uses a projector to project a display onto the glass surface. It uses an IR camera to track hand placements and relates that information to a computer. The computer then puts the IR images and the display together. This pressure sensitive technology for the Surface would be excellent for a digital version of the labyrinth game.
[via Stimulant]
