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M.I.D.A.S. touch: magnetic interactive device for alternative sight through touch

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Taylan K. Sen,

Morgan W. Sinko,

Alex T. Wilson,

Mohammed E. HoqueAuthors Info & Claims

ASSETS '14: Proceedings of the 16th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers & accessibility

Pages 307 - 308

https://doi.org/10.1145/2661334.2661350

Published: 20 October 2014 Publication History

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Abstract

This paper describes the development of a working prototype of a novel free-space haptic human-computer interface called MIDAS Touch. MIDAS Touch works by applying physical forces to a user's finger through the production of a dynamic magnetic field. The magnetic field strength is adjusted in real-time based on the user's movement of his/her finger. A user's hand/finger motion in the real world is mapped to movement of a virtual finger in a virtual world through the use of a Leap Motion 3D tracking sensor. As a person's virtual finger collides with objects in the virtual world, the magnetic field strength is varied. In this demo, we present a case of MIDAS Touch coupled to a standard PC as a computer drawing viewer and drawing application for helping individuals with visual impairment feel what they or others have drawn.

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3025453.3025702
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-015-0863-y

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M.I.D.A.S. touch: magnetic interactive device for alternative sight through touch
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Computer graphics
    1. Graphics systems and interfaces
      1. Virtual reality
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Mixed / augmented reality
      2. Virtual reality

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ASSETS '14: Proceedings of the 16th international ACM SIGACCESS conference on Computers & accessibility

October 2014

378 pages

ISBN:9781450327206

DOI:10.1145/2661334

General Chair:
Sri Kurniawan
University of California Santa Cruz, USA
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John Richards
IBM Watson Group, USA

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ASSETS '14: The 16th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

October 20 - 22, 2014

New York, Rochester, USA

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Yasu KMark GFussell SLampe Cschraefel mHourcade JAppert CWigdor D(2017)Magnetic PlotterProceedings of the 2017 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/3025453.3025702(4983-4993)Online publication date: 2-May-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3025453.3025702
Zaiţi IPentiuc ŞVatavu R(2015)On free-hand TV control: experimental results on user-elicited gestures with Leap MotionPersonal and Ubiquitous Computing10.1007/s00779-015-0863-y19:5-6(821-838)Online publication date: 24-Jun-2015
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-015-0863-y

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