Gesture Based Interface to a Personal Lifelog

Evan WhiteLiadh Kelly, Dr. Cathal Gurrin

Gesture-Based Interfaceto a Personal Lifelog

Aim of Project What is a Lifelog? Wiimote WiiFlash System Model Demo

Aim of Project

To develop a gesture based interface to a personal digital lifelog using the Nintendo Wii controller

What is a Lifelog?

The act of recording some aspect of your daily life in digital format.

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Wiimote

The primary controller for the Nintendo Wii console

Built-in Accellerometers Infrared Camera (PixArt SoC) Traditional Press Buttons Tactile Feedback (Rumble) Audio Feedback (Internal Speaker) Bluetooth Chip (provides two way

communication)

WiiFlash

WiiFlash is a project dedicated to the Wiimote and Flash applications. It is divided into two parts:WiiFlash Server (C++ or .NET server that handles Wiimote communication)WiiFlash ActionScript API (SWC component)Freely available: wiiflash.orgUses BlueSoleil Bluetooth driver

WiiFlashFlash applications developed using Adobe Flex Builder

System ModelThe final idea:Sit-back, social environmentEasy-to-use interface (similar to Sony's XMB)Personal events displayed on the horizontalSimilar events displayed on the vertical

ThanksThanks for listeningDemo using WiiFlash and VirtualMouse to be displayed at computer