Transcript iWall Project - Stanford University

iRoom
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iRoom with iWall
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iWall Project
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Definition
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Distributed graphical object manipulation
platform for the iRoom
Multi-user, -device, -display, -purpose
Goals
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Application platform for the iRoom
Ubicomp UI research (moving, focus, iStuff)
iRoom demos (games, puzzles, whiteboards)
Maureen Stone, Jan Borchers, Jeff Raymakers, Robert
Brydon, Brian Lee, Atsushi Nakadaira, Terry Winograd
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History
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Postbrainstorm: Fluid interaction on the Mural
Flowmenus, zoomscape, WireGL, C++ (Francois)
Postbrainstorm port to Smartboard (Brian Lee)
Groupstorm: Posting tablet sketches
Java, Mac’s (Jeff and Hans)
Postboard: iRoom “whiteboard,” post-it model
Groupboard: Jeff rewrites Groupstorm as toolkit
“AndyBoard:” eBeam, support for experiments
(Jeff and Robert)
iWall v1: iStuff image moving (Ya’ir and Robert)
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Architecture
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Multiple panels, multiple machines
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Input abstraction
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Cross platform (Java)
Configurable
Input routed through the EventHeap
Dynamic configuration (iStuff PatchPanel)
Multiple simultaneous users/panel
Output
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Images (by reference)
Strokes
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Projects
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Models for moving content
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Canonical iStuff/GUIT application
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iStuff for input, iWall for output
Photo sorting or “puzzle” application
Studies leading to taxonomy/design space
Multi-modal input (Put That There Now)
PatchPanel for streaming input
Current selection, current focus…
iWall on the mural
Architecture for multi-* ubicomp app’s
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For the Retreat
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Photo sorting breakout
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iWall (Brian Lee)
Beyond the Shoe Box (Karen Grant)
KTH Photo sorting work (Calle?)
Other opportunities
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iROS application architecture/development
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