887K views · May 2, 2012 · 5:00 · 2 HN recommenders · 5 mentions · discussed 2012–2025
Disney Research presents Touche, a swept frequency capacitive sensing technique that recognizes complex hand and body configurations, and adds touch sensitivity to humans, liquids and everyday objects.
Why Hacker News points people here: Brought up as an early example of context-aware touch sensing and as part of Disney Research's wider interaction prototypes.
“Basically the idea is to make devices aware of the physical context of user interactions.”HN comment, 2012
“If you liked this, check out another project from Disney labs”
Another Disney Research project on touch interaction.
If you liked this, check out another project from Disney labs called "Touché" -- this video For some reason, the girl's reactions to the 2 bzzzt-wrong sounds @ 2:55 are hilarious.
“Their Disney Research Hub channel is a goldmine.”
Turns the world into a touchscreen.
Disney researches / develops some really cool stuff. Their Disney Research Hub channel is a goldmine. One of my favorites is Touché. The world becomes your touchscreen: this video
“Basically the idea is to make devices aware of the physical context of user interactions.”
Swept frequency capacitive sensing gives context-aware touch.
The "false touch" problem is solvable: "Swept Frequency Capacitive Sensing" this video Basically the idea is to make devices aware of the physical context of user interactions.
“Disney Research has had a prototype on gesture detection via wristband electric sensing tech since 2012”
Prior Disney prototype of wristband gesture sensing.
Disney is about to have a serious talk with Facebook. Disney Research has had a prototype on gesture detection via wristband electric sensing tech since 2012 : this video
“you can have it make a loud sound if your child puts their hand in the bowl”
This is really cool tech, but the first application concept is hilarious [0]. If you hook a cereal bowl up to this device, you can have it make a loud sound if your child puts their hand in the bowl as opposed to using a spoon? That's simultaneously funny and utterly dystopian. [0] this video
