Disney Touché Advances Gesture Recognition
From: Desktop Engineering - 07/2012 - page 14

Disney Research has come up with a new method of interacting with a user’s
environment. Called Touché, the system moves gesture recognition away from
touchscreens and into everyday life. Everyday objects such as a tabletop,
doorknob or lamp can recognize how a user is touching it and react to the
interaction. At its most basic, you could lock a door with a touch, turn off
a lamp by tapping it or use your sofa as a remote. 

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http://www.engineeringontheedge.com/2012/05/disney-touche-advances-gesture-recognition/

Links:
Disney Research
http://www.disneyresearch.com/index.htm

Ivan Poupyrev
http://ivanpoupyrev.com/

Touché: Touch and Gesture Sensing for the Real World
http://www.disneyresearch.com/research/projects/hci_touche_drp.htm