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Bloxels: glowing blocks as volumetric pixels

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Jinha Lee,

Yasuaki Kakehi,

Takeshi NaemuraAuthors Info & Claims

SIGGRAPH '09: ACM SIGGRAPH 2009 Emerging Technologies

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1597956.1597961

Published: 03 August 2009 Publication History

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In this paper, we propose a novel block-shaped tangible interface named Bloxel (see Figure 1). A Bloxel is a translucent cubical block that glows in full color and communicates with the neighboring Bloxels through high-speed flickers.

Our significant accomplishment is that users can build displays with a variety of shapes by stacking hundreds of Bloxels on a tabletop surface. Each Bloxel obtains its color data from the lower Bloxel through infra-red high-speed flickers, and transfers a series of color data to the upper Bloxel. In this way, Bloxels serve as volumetric pixels which can display meaningful content as a whole. With our module-based approach, we introduce a ground-breaking display technology. Moreover, as an augmented version of children's block play, Bloxels will have a significant novel impact on the field of physical computing and tangible interfaces.

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SIGGRAPH '09: ACM SIGGRAPH 2009 Emerging Technologies

August 2009

26 pages

ISBN:9781605588339

DOI:10.1145/1597956

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