Conté: Multimodal Input Inspired by an Artist's Crayon

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Conté is a small computer input device inspired by the way artists manipulate a real Conté crayon. By changing which corner, edge, end, or side is contacting an interactive display, you can switch between different functions using a single hand. Conté's rectangular shape enables both precise pen-like input and tangible handle interaction, and it has a natural compatibility with multi-touch input. For example, it can be tucked in the palm to interleave same-hand touch input, or used to expand the vocabulary of two-handed touch. The prototype we built uses common materials and simple electronics, and we demonstrate a variety of different interactions within a test-bed drawing and drafting application.

Daniel Vogel and Géry Casiez

Team Mint
LIFL & INRIA Lille
University of Lille, FRANCE

Computer Graphics and Human-Computer Interaction Labs
Cheriton School of Computer Science
University of Waterloo, CANADA

Proceedings of UIST 2011

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  • SOOO FREAKING COOL!

  • This is the work of a genius. A graphic design and manipulation revolution is on the horizon.

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