Title :
Electric field sensing for graphical interfaces
Author :
Smith, Joshua ; White, Tom ; Dodge, Christopher ; Paradiso, Joseph ; Gershenfeld, Neil ; Allport, David
Author_Institution :
Media Lab., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
The earliest bit-mapped graphical computers have progressed to bring real-time 3D rendering and digital video to the desktop, but the common physical interface remains unchanged from the first workstations. As a result, many applications, such as modeling or navigating in virtual worlds, are often limited not by processing speed but by the users´ difficulty in conveying desired actions to the computer. We outline the theory and implementation of low-frequency electric fields as sensing techniques, then present a range of applications developed for interacting with computer graphics
Keywords :
computer graphics; electric sensing devices; graphical user interfaces; interactive devices; bit-mapped graphical computers; computer graphics; digital video; electric field sensing; graphical interfaces; interactive systems; low-frequency electric fields; real-time 3D rendering; virtual worlds; workstations; Computer graphics; Electrodes; Electromagnetic coupling; Frequency; Magnetic field measurement; Magnetic resonance imaging; Position measurement; Radio transmitters; Receivers; Signal detection;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
