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Sculpting Interface Prototype

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i-sculpt-53-words-per-minute dept.

uw_dwarf writes "Now you can play with Play-Doh and your computer at the same time. Folks at the State University of New York at Buffalo have demonstrated another tactile interface to the computer: a glove with a sensor to determine pressure and direction in 3-space as the user works with a nice malleable substance. I'm torn between 'cool!' and 'scary!'"

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  1. Playboy Research Labs. by garcia · · Score: 4, Funny

    The technology utilizes a ModelGlove developed by the researchers to record the force exerted by hand when depressing and shaping a block of clay. This force-feedback information, as well as information on hand position and speed of fingertip motion, is instantaneously communicated to a personal computer where a virtual block of clay -- possessing characteristics mimicking the physical properties of the clay -- is shaped precisely to the contouring of the actual clay.

    The next generation of the ModelGlove will have sensors on all fingers and on the palm of the hand to give users full finger control of virtual clay.

    "Touch is the next frontier in the evolution of virtual reality," Kesavadas says. "Most virtual-reality technologies to this point have focused on 3D visualization, but the sense of touch may be the most powerful way to make virtual reality more real."

    "I'm torn between hot and sexy", said Hugh Heffner when asked about this interactive research project being worked on at the Playboy Research Labs ;-)

  2. 3 comments in... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    And any pr0n joke I make is already redundant. Oh well, if there was any doubt as to how the geek mind worked...

  3. Re:And in other news.... by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, when I read "I'm torn between 'cool!' and 'scary!'" in the story submission, my immediate response was "I'm torn between 'cool', and 'when can I buy a groin attachment'?"

    --
    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  4. The field of haptics? by e9th · · Score: 4, Funny

    I barely knew it was a word. Now I find out it's a field.

  5. Re:As an pedantic alum... by dbleoslow · · Score: 5, Funny

    As a fellow alum I prefer to call UB "a freezing cold campus with a plethora of fierce windtunnels." I once saw a girl get blown into a moving vehicle. She wasn't hurt so it's okay to laugh :)

  6. Re:And in other news.... by Billy+the+Mountain · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm going to go patent this now before the porn industry can!

    There, you see? This is an example of poor timing. You need to wait until everybody is using it then apply for a patent.

    BTM

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    That was the turning point of my life--I went from negative zero to positive zero.