This evening I’ve combined my movable window demo with the multitouch experiment from the other day and this resulted in my first attempt at creating a multitouch application which will allow you to drag around multiple boxes at the same time. I’ve also replaced my logitech webcam with the Philips SPC900 and the performance has increased dramatically.
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I’ve been looking at multi-touch solutions for what seems like ages now. But it’s not until now, since I’ve met and seen multitouch-barcelona that I’ve gotten round to build something that works without costing a fortune. Using MTMini’s guide to building a multitouch surface, I’m now happily experimenting with multitouch input and flash apps.
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I was just browsing through For Inspiration Only’s collection of videos, and came across this piece of work, called “Generation Random“. The video shows the single touch user interface allowing for rich user interaction, please read on to see the video.
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For those who attended November’s LFPUG, I thought I’d say a big thanks for attending, and giving me so much feedback on the issues of ownership, identity, privacy, and the presentation itself. To let you know that, even though Tink observed I wasn’t taking notes on paper, I definitely haven’t forgotten about your suggestions to identify a user. For those who weren’t there, the most intriguing part of the conversation following the presentation was: How to distinguish one user’s touch from someone else’s on a multi-touch, and multi-user screen?
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At the last evening of us flash geeks getting together at the monthly London Flash Platform User Group little over a week ago, Adam Robertson and Leif Løvgreen displayed some really inspiring stuff. Adam, of FWiidom, focussed on the WiiMote - Nintendo's Wii motion sensing controller - and how to make it work with flash on both PC and Wii, complete with an overview of what's supported and some tips on best APIs ( WiiFlash, GlovePie and Flosc )out there. Leif showed some really cool sensory input being converted into some lovely and interactive flash output using the makingthings kit.
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What is more inspiring than listening to your music? Yes I’m talking to you iPod fans out there who may or may not have been listening to the same playlist over and over and ovar again.. That’s what I did at least with my little mini iPod for about a year or so until i got bored with it. I never actually got round to making new playlists, mainly because I believe listening to music should also be a relaxing, inspiring and surprising experience.. okay, and I’m too lazy and easily bored to spend my sundays making playlists. Sorry for the rant here. Let’s start again..

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I just found a link to eye-spot, a video upload, control, trim and mixer tool to share creations with your friends. This is the kind of tool which is really good for a good laugh and some creativity. Motorola came up with a similar kind of tool just a few days ago, and although it is limited already uploaded video files and pre-cut scenes, you can still create funky movieclips to send on to your mates. It kind of reminds me of the weddingcrashers crash trailer or the senseo mixer (shameless plug)
I really feel these are the kind of tools that make the internet a much more fun place. To enable anybody to create content, and to create a smile on the face behind your desk