VIDEO: Are You Impressed By ‘Impress’…?
Impress is said to be a deliverance from the woes of the touch screen. No longer is the user subjected to technology, as Impress has to cave in to human application, not the other way around. It is the chance to merge man and machine in a harmless, non-Terminator type of way.
Impress uses a flexible display utilizing foam and force sensors which is deformable and feels soft to the touch. The parameters position and time much like other touch screens, but Impress reacts, above all, on the intensity of pressure. You can merge in and collaborate with technology more than ever — literally “squeezing” out information and flying through rooms, with the pressure of your hand.
Created by Silke Hilsing, using Arduino and Processing, the user can form 3-D models and put objects in motion by deforming the surface. Impressive (pun intended) applications allow an insight into a new world full of intuitive interaction possibilities.
But don’t take my word for it, see for yourself in the video below:
impress – flexible display from Silke Hilsing on Vimeo.
Are you impressed by Impress? What ideas will folks think of next? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!
Category: Want it | Tags: arduino, impress, processing, silke hilsing, touch screen
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