UIST’09: Bonfire: a nomadic system for hybrid laptop-tabletop interaction
Presented at UIST (ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology) http://www.acm.org/uist/
PAPER ABSTRACT
We present Bonfire, a self-contained mobile computing system that uses two laptop-mounted laser micro-projectors to project an interactive display space to either side of a laptop keyboard. Coupled with each micro-projector is a camera to enable hand gesture tracking, object recognition, and information transfer within the projected space. Thus, Bonfire is neither a pure laptop system nor a pure tabletop system, but an integration of the two into one new nomadic computing platform. This integration (1) enables observing the periphery and responding appropriately, e.g., to the casual placement of objects within its field of view, (2) enables integration between physical and digital objects via computer vision, (3) provides a horizontal surface in tandem with the usual vertical laptop display, allowing direct pointing and gestures, and (4) enlarges the input/output space to enrich existing applications. We describe Bonfire’s architecture, and offer scenarios that highlight Bonfire’s advantages. We also include lessons learned and insights for further development and use.
AUTHORS:
Shaun K. Kane, Daniel Avrahami,Jacob O. Wobbrock, Beverly Harrison,Adam D. Rea,Matthai Philipose,Anthony LaMarca
LINK TO PUBLICATION:
http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1622176.1622202
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All of this is …
All of this is heading toward an Ultra-portable product that projects it’s only screen on a wall and the keyboard/mouse/interactive on a table in front of it. So you can have a full size computer experience from something you can fit comfortably into your pocket. A few companies are already working on actual products though, so you guys are a bit late to the party. See the Dell Froot. I like the cross over interaction though. It’s very much like Microsoft Surface demos.
I hope the authors …
I hope the authors ignore some posts here. It’s not meant as a slickly produced advert. It’s meant to show a very cool lash-up and some ideas. It does that perfectly and it’s great geek-fun to watch. Mixing some existing tech in a new way *is* innovation. I thought it was great.
You have a very …
You have a very raspy voice. Consider a different narrator.
It would be better …
It would be better if the table were slanted some. Maybe like a drafting table of some sort. Otherwise you have to hover over it, or strain your neck to read something(like at the end of the video when he was trying to read what the other person responded)
No. This sort of …
No. This sort of real world / computer integration is an ongoing field of research in human computer interaction. They are not trying to develop hardware technology, but explore means of interacting with computers. While it may not look exactly like this, this sort of thing is the future. Just wait around.
This is like a …
This is like a Middle School science fair project. Taking preexisting technology in a useless, meaningless direction.
@allredwk There are …
@allredwk There are already projected keyboards available. The reason you’ve never used one is because there’s no tactile/haptic or auditory feedback. It’s like, well, it’s like typing on a table. So these keyboards never got popular.
In fact, that is the one disadvantage I see for the device in this video.
Could this be …
Could this be applied to a “e-slate” device mounted on an stand so that a virtual keyboard would be display below the vertically mounted device. This would eliminate the need of keyboard and mouse emulation on the screen. Open architecture similar to a “net-book” device would make for an I-pad & Kindle killer device. In hand used primarily as a reader and quick note taker with stylus. On tabletop replacement for all laptop functionality. I buy one such device for every member of my family.
@JetSetForLife …
@JetSetForLife because they explained the laptop accelerometer is used to detect clicks. That would have to be improved. My finger would get sore. I’d have to pound the table with my fist.
Combined with …
Combined with Skinput type longitudinal wave measurement, tapping hard can be reduced and there’s lots of other ways to combine this and other technologies that are similar.
That’s actually …
That’s actually pretty cool.
why the does …
why the does he tap so hard on the table, the table is not a button thats stuck, its a table!
A very nice design, …
A very nice design, definitely something I could gain use out of.
I want this as soon …
I want this as soon as possible. Great use of existing technology. Now shrink wrap it and send it to me
Can it be used …
Can it be used lying in bed ? It doesn’t seems “everyplace use” friendly.
Great concept here. …
Great concept here. The major problem I have with it is that you use the accelerometer of the laptop to register presses, correct? No wonder you were hitting the table so hard. You could possibly try tracking the finger and watching the motions. Sudden stop in motion or when you tap you touch the table and then back up. ergo it could track the back and forth motion. of course the perspective pov also will have the finger shrink in size slightly relative to the camera, but that needs a higher rez
I could really see …
I could really see this used in future interaction, system like this in the new era of 2010s will make a PC experience more interactive to the user, which would make using the computer more active to the outside world.