Google Earth on Touch screen wall projector

Just a silly little video of me playing around with Google Earth on the touch-screen projector my university has in most of their "normal" classrooms. It has some multi-touch capabilities but seeing as the computers they're connected to are Windows XP machines, you can't really take advantage of it.

They're connected to ordinary PC's much like a normal projector, with the addition of a USB cable to send back mouse-events. Sadly, non of my profs know how to use it (I study Computer Science, ironically) and these projectors are used solely to display mostly poorly made Powerpoint presentations.

The music is from a friend of mine, he makes beats as duke hugh. This is a very old beat of his from 2004, called Lost. He's about to release a beattape, more on that, and an earlier beattape, here:
http://dukehugh.wordpress.com/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Google
• earth
• multi-touch
• projector
• windows
• xp
• demonstration
• funkwurm
• Hanze
• university
• Groningen

[SuperStevestan]

Hi Great Vid, Im Dont suppose you know roughly how it works do you? Im very interested. TY :)

[KoosdeHaan]

@SuperStevestan I know that there's a camera somewhere (maybe multiple) that detect when something "touches" the surface. I know it's not in the surface itself, that's just a plain whiteboard.

I say touches between quotes because it already detects a click when your finger is really close to the surface but not yet touching it.

[AztecBodyart]

what's the music ? thanks !

[KoosdeHaan]

@AztecBodyart It's by a friend of mine, he calls himself Duke Hugh

[FedericoDecara]

@KoosdeHaan Which track? It is great!

[KoosdeHaan]

@FedericoDecara I don't think it has a title really. He sends me mp3's sometimes with silly random names like "theresnofoodinmyhouse.mp3" or something, this track might be like 10 years old.

But he has a bandcamp and a soundcloud and a blog with a bunch of tracks and beattapes. Just Google Duke Hugh and you'll find him.

[KoosdeHaan]

@FedericoDecara Hah, just read my own description of the video and the track is called Lost apparently.

[coopercollier]

‎3:40 "Caught it!"

[happinesson]

i am in awe with this PC software! google has all the things that I need!

[MAIMPORT]

Where u buy these projectors & How much?

Does it work as PC. monitor to display anything on my PC. on the wall?

does it work with windows 7?

Thanks a lot

Great presentation

wish you best luck in ur future

[emmanuelmccoy2]

Neat

[FedericoDecara]

@KoosdeHaan Thanks :-)

[elohimemphisto]

What is the name of this projector ???

[Zoza15]

PPPfff dat wordt polymeshen met Google earth om alles in vorm te krijgen in plaats van een platte map :P