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Back to the sandbox: playful interaction with granules landscapes

Published: 18 February 2008 Publication History

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We present a novel, tangible interface demonstrated by means of the artwork, GranulatSynthese, an installation for the intuitive, tangible creation of ambient, meditative audio-visuals. The interface uses granules distributed over a tabletop surface and combines them with rear-projected visuals and dynamically selected sound samples. The haptic landscape can be explored with the hands, shaped into both hills and open space and composed intuitively. Form, position, and size of cleared table areas control parameters of the computer generated audio-visuals. GranulatSynthese is a meditative application, which invites to either play or step back, watching the visuals and sounds evolve. The installation has proven very accessible. It is inviting and absorbing for a long time for many visitors to the installation.

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    TEI '08: Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Tangible and embedded interaction
    February 2008
    267 pages
    ISBN:9781605580043
    DOI:10.1145/1347390
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    Published: 18 February 2008

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    1. continuous TUIs
    2. innovative human computer interaction
    3. interactive audio-visual installation
    4. music tables

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