You might have noticed, I’m interested in gestural interfaces. So me and my roommate Yoeran Luteijn made plans to build a multitouch wall so we could design, devolope and test gestural interfaces.

But how do you build a multitouch wall? We needed a good source of information, and some simple examples of home made multitouch products. After several hours of surfing we found our saving angel; NUI group.

NUI group is ‘the’ website for starters like us. They provide you with the right information and they have an awesome forum where you can ask everything and allways get the right answer. Building a multitouch wall turned out to be doable. With only a 1500 euro budget we had many options.

For those who have no idea how to build a multitouch wall, let me explain the gestural system.

For a gestural system to work there has to be a disturbance in the environment. In our case this will be you touching the screen with your finger(s). The disturbance has to be measured by a sensor. We’ll be working with infrared lights and a camera to track any activaty by the user on the screen. When you touch the screen, the infrared light will hit the tip of your finger which will result in a ‘blob’, these blobs can be tracked by the camera. The camera is conected to a laptop (comparator) which will decode the blobs for further usage. With the decoded information we can activate the actuator (Flash) to change the state of the projection.

We’ll be using the LLP setup. Where infrared light from several lasers is shined just above the surface. The laser plane of light is about 1mm thick and is positioned right above the surface, when your finger touches it, the light will hit the tip of the finger which will be registered as an IR blob.

I made an infographic for you to see how it will be used. The webcam and projector will be placed at the back of the frame, so you will not have any problems with standing in your own shadow.

I’ll try to keep you up to date!

For the library Rotterdam we came up with the concept the Swagger Jacker. The whole idea was to get the younger people interested in the library again. 

Client: Library Rotterdam
Through: Hogeschool Rotterdam
Job: Visual Designer | Interaction Designer | Concepting

For the library Rotterdam we came up with the concept the Swagger Jacker. The whole idea was to get the younger people interested in the library again. Our target group isnt interested in books, so we decided to focus on their lifestyles. They could jack (steal) clothes from famous people from Rotterdam to creat their own swagger (style). With the style they created we gave them a map with swagspots where they could hang out or buy the clothes they picked.

For Lowlands we came up with the concept the Bal-O-cam. The idea was to equip the famous festival beachbal with a webcam which would stream live video to the Ballentent.

Client: Lowlands
Through: Hogeschool Rotterdam
Job: Visual Designer | Interaction Designer | Concepting

For Lowlands we came up with the concept the Bal-O-cam. The idea was to equip the famous festival beachbal with a webcam which would stream live video to the Ballentent. In the Ballentent the Lowlands visitors can check out where the best gigs are. The Lowlands visitors could also film their friends or them selfs to say hi to friends or family at home.

Check out the presentation.

Cyrille and I created the input devices game to explained the difference between several input devices and Fitts law.

Client: Hogeschool Rotterdam
Through: Hogeschool Rotterdam
Job: Visual Designer | Interaction Designer | Student Assistant Interaction Design

Cyrille Rentier and I were asked to give a workshop for first year CMD students about input devices. We created the input devices game to explained the difference between several input devices and Fitts law.

Check out the game.

Prolamps Benelux is specialized in LED illumination. I designed this website and also worked on it as a front-end developer.

Client: Prolamps Benelux
Through: ICT Zeelandia
Job: Visual Designer | Front-end developer

Prolamps Benelux asked me to design their website. They specialize in LED illumination. The design had to have the appearance of a multinational.

Check out the website.

By using the “Rijksmysterie” application visitors can scan art pieces, by using agumented reality, within the Rijksmuseum to obtain clues and hints to finally solve the Rijksmysterie.

Client: Fabrique
Through: Hogeschool Rotterdam
Job: Visual Designer | Interaction Designer | Copywriter

For the Rijksmuseum we came up with a concept for the visitors with the age between 16 and 24 who needed to be more involved with the art. The application also had to be an emotional outlet.

Before the visitors would enter the Rijksmuseum they had to go trough a small test so we could get to know them better. With the outcome of the test we could generate a mystery for them to solve. By using the “Rijksmysterie” application visitors could scan art pieces by using agumented reality. They could obtain clues and hints within the Rijksmuseum to finally solve the Rijksmysterie.

Check out the demo.

Rewind is the online video platform for CMI students where they can watch recorded lectures.

Client: Hogeschool Rotterdam
Through: Hogeschool Rotterdam
Job: Visual Designer | Front-end Developer | Interaction Designer

Rewind is the online video platform for CMI (The Institute for Communication, Media and Informationtechnology) students where they can watch recorded lectures.

We (Cyrille Rentier and I) decided to create a video filter which the students could use to find a specific recorded lecture. The recent recorded lectures can be found on the homepage. We also used twitter to make sure the students would know when a new recorded lecture would be posted. During the launch of the new version of Rewind, we made serveral digital posters which would be used at the Institute for Communication, Media and Informationtechnology.

Check out the website.

The website for Model United Nations Rotterdam, with a private and public section.

Client: MUNRO
Through: Hogeschool Rotterdam
Job: Visual Designer | Front-end Developer | Interaction Designer

MUNRO asked us (Cyrille Rentier, Kees Kooiman and I) to create a website with a private and public section. The private section, for the students participating MUNRO only, would be used to discuss and create content for the congress. And in the public section the content created by the students would be available for the public.

Check out the website.