Madgets: Actuating Widgets on Interactive Tabletops

Madgets are transparent tangible controls for multi-touch tables. Our system combines electromagnetic actuation with fiber optical tracking.

For more information: Visit hci.rwth-aachen.de/madgets

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• tabletop
• multi-touch
• widgets
• tangibles
• actuation

[utgfilms]

interesting, but what is the use of having tangible widgets when you can have virtual ones?

[i10rwthaachen]

@utgfilms Haptic feedback and, therefore, an eyes-free interaction (no need to look at the control when operating it).

[SimochiChox]

Fuckin Magnets, how do they work

[olesto]

0:49 fucking magnets, how do they work?

[yourjefe]

what's next, midgets?...we have too many of them as it is

[RalphSchneider01]

The idea of bringing haptic back is a great one. this way is a bit to macroscaled but good to understand he idea. I know that you need certain steps but dont you have any concept to make a linear system out of it instead of a pixel like coil array? How about ER_Fluids or so?

[joseinTokyo]

nice! 

[kingtorm2]

It's a very interesting design overall but highly impractical for normal use, i can see the inductive charging being use but thats not what he is showing off. I love the idea for the tangible widgets but like utgfilms says below "you can have virtual ones". However it is a very good idea, it just needs a more useful application.

[conman2317]

@SimochiChox

What is a magnet?

[KiranGlitch]

how can that magnet expand at 4:15 ?

[OnlineFck]

damn this is fucking awesome

crazy brains nowadays

[Kayzaks]

Wow, sehr geil!

[Takeacoke]

This is awesome. Put more holes and a fan in it and make this an air hockey game :)