TOUCHSCREEN FOR 50€

myth or reality?

Marko PuusaarWorkshop on e-learning and rural development

March 3rd 2010, Pärnu, Estonia

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You can use any surface as a

touchscreen

for 50€or less

Unbelievable?Unbelievable?

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Lets seeLets see

HOW?The theory

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Wii RemoteWii Remote

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Infrared penInfrared pen

SoftwareSoftware

Photo: www.smoothboard.net

??Photo: www.wiiphotos.com

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Photo: ironink.wordpress.com

Infrared camera

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??

Photo: www.flickr.com/photos/psykolio

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Photo: Kalle Kebbinau

??Photo: www.smoothboard.net

Photo: www.uweschmidt.org/image/wiimote-whiteboard-097-uis

HOW?The practice

Start the software

Connect the Wii Remote

and calibrate your screen

Surf!Surf!

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Let’s try it out

and see will this myth pass our test?

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What’s it good for?Open classrooms

Personal mobile workplaces

Human-computer interaction research

Game development

…?

Recap

Wii Remote

Wii Remote +IR-pen

Wii Remote +IR-pen +

a bit of software

Wii Remote +IR-pen +

a bit of software= 50€

touchscreen

Thanks

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Resources

http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/http://www.smoothboard.net

http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboardhttp://www.instructables.com/id/Wiimote-Whiteboard-IR-

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