A No-Touching 3D Computer Interface

Justin Schunick points out a video demonstration of a 3D input system which senses the user's hand position, but without requiring the user to touch a controller or wear a trackable position indicator. From the provided description: "Utilizing the theory of electrostatics, we have designed a low-cost human-computer interface device that has the ability to track the position of a user's hand in three dimensions. Physical contact is not required and the user does not need to hold a controller or attach markers to their body. To control the device, the user simply waves their hand above it in the air."

Comments

Re:Touch interface fitness required

[Fred_A]

Your arms are going to get tired very quickly using this interface...

Of course not, now you don't have to hold that heavy 5 gram light pen. No more gorilla arm syndrome !
This guy is a genius !

Um, wait.

Do the people who keep on re-inventing those interfaces actually ever ponder why each previous instance failed ?

Re:If my experience with a Theremin means anything

[foniksonik]

Just needed to turn down the sensitivity a little... like people who put their mouse on super slow tracking vs. those who prefer a quick twitch approach. Personally I'd like a trackpad replacement with this interface, I don't want to have to move my whole arm around. Make it plenty sensitive or rather make the sensor's grid scaled appropriately for the size of the input.