September 10th, 2009Touchscreen video puzzle by Boulevart and Holocube
After a little delay due some supplier problems the final prototype screen is up and running !
The results are great:
- Screen looks superb
- The application response is really fast
- Touch foil gives good response through our 10 mm plexi cover.
- Low hardware requirements.
Our project goal was to create a fun application which could elaborate the screen’s full potential.
The puzzle created by Boulevart makes good use of the touch technology. It would be much slower to operate with a traditional mouse.
Hardware
Case design by Joris Vanbriel from Holocube.
Joris and Jan Vanbriel did a great job solving all the hardware issues.
Current prototype uses a 46” plasma with a built-in Mac Mini. Final project will use a Mini-Itx with IDE flash memory to save space and provide a faster startup.
Software
The application is built on WPF technology which suits perfectly for the job.
WPF does great on spreading the appliction load onto multiple CPU cores and can use GPU hardware acceleration.
Playing these 1360 * 720 fullscreen videos results in 30% CPU load on a 1.7 Ghz dual core setup.
Realtime video slicing using WPF’s Visualbrush.
Movie and demo by Arne Jennard
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September 22nd, 2009 at 11:12 am
Wicked! At first I thought that that was some giant iPhone. Speaking of which, can you make the biggest iPhone clone with that hardware?
October 20th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Ha funnilly enough I was going too ask a similar question to Terry! BUt also, acan this be an application for the iphone? It’s genius. Does it also get harder, i.e can you have the picture divided into smaller squares? Looks like so much fun
November 14th, 2009 at 5:16 am
I agree, it really does resemble an iphone. And I’m sure it can be made much harder. What about doing some sort of Rubiks Cube type of thing?
January 1st, 2010 at 6:56 pm
It would be much slower to operate with a traditional mouse.thank u for sharing.
January 14th, 2010 at 7:09 pm
This one is not as quick or even electrifying as the other ones available.
January 19th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
At first it seemed to be a watch advertisement
It is the screen of no words… Future will rock !
January 24th, 2010 at 3:59 am
Its not what actually it seems to be, it was really great to see the post! Thanks to arne for the movie and post!
February 10th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
I just love it, and I am sure I am one of the First Europeans who have the IPAD!!!! YEAHHH
March 15th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
the video is amazing !
I’m a fan of it