Intel Perceptual Computing Challenge Video Entries
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What I see is a lot of people reinventing the wheel on how to wave your arms in the air like a loony to have not enough effect on what happens on the screen, and with little genuine consideration for the user. It would actually be a lot easier to set up something that reads and interprets gestures and movements of the user's hand on a desk, but it's plain that the designers all want to make stuff that you have to stand up and dance around the room to use -- which is great for Iron Man movies, but not how 99.9999999% of people will want to use their home and work computers/devices 99.9999999% of the time. Try instead projecting a keyboard and a dot/movable symbol/touchpad on the desk, and letting the user use them (along with a few "sweep bars") to control the computer. That'd be met with immense enthusiasm, and would make you stinking rich. What I do like is that your posting contains 106 items of prior art, which will prevent patent trolls coming up with bogus lawsuits over bullsh1t "control a computer without touching it" patents. Incidentally, this posting can also be considered as prior art for the projected keyboard/mouse/sweep bar idea, which is the kind of thing that I would never even consider patenting, because it's so bleeding obvious, and would join in with kicking the arse of anyone who tried.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
Close your eyes, Shut down your thoughts, Now listen at the spot between your eyebrows and turn the memory coil on. Watch yourself going back deep into your previous birth memory records. YOU ARE THE COMMAND LINE GUY THAT RESISTED MOUSE!. ;P Now watch this.[^]
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Am I really supposed to copy and paste all the what-should-have-been-links ?
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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What I see is a lot of people reinventing the wheel on how to wave your arms in the air like a loony to have not enough effect on what happens on the screen, and with little genuine consideration for the user. It would actually be a lot easier to set up something that reads and interprets gestures and movements of the user's hand on a desk, but it's plain that the designers all want to make stuff that you have to stand up and dance around the room to use -- which is great for Iron Man movies, but not how 99.9999999% of people will want to use their home and work computers/devices 99.9999999% of the time. Try instead projecting a keyboard and a dot/movable symbol/touchpad on the desk, and letting the user use them (along with a few "sweep bars") to control the computer. That'd be met with immense enthusiasm, and would make you stinking rich. What I do like is that your posting contains 106 items of prior art, which will prevent patent trolls coming up with bogus lawsuits over bullsh1t "control a computer without touching it" patents. Incidentally, this posting can also be considered as prior art for the projected keyboard/mouse/sweep bar idea, which is the kind of thing that I would never even consider patenting, because it's so bleeding obvious, and would join in with kicking the arse of anyone who tried.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
keyboard projector[^] (Although I admit the mouse idea is a good one)
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Close your eyes, Shut down your thoughts, Now listen at the spot between your eyebrows and turn the memory coil on. Watch yourself going back deep into your previous birth memory records. YOU ARE THE COMMAND LINE GUY THAT RESISTED MOUSE!. ;P Now watch this.[^]
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Smith# wrote:
YOU ARE THE COMMAND LINE GUY THAT RESISTED MOUSE!
heh. Bollocks. I'd love to "escape" from keyboard and mouse usage, but having to use a vast amount of energy to dance around in front of a sensor, whilst not being able to scratch my ear or pick my nose, is not an improvement -- and God forbid that anyone should walk close by or hand you a piece of paper while you're doing your dervish dance to type the word "banana". The idea of having three-dimensional virtual interface may be very cool, but who would use it? It'd be too hard to use, and too easy to screw up what you're doing -- and the Iron Man thing will exist in the movies and only in the movies (spend a little time thinking of the problems you'd run into -- go test-driven). Create a 2D interface on a (read "any") flat surface, with maybe a couple of 3D elements that start from the flat surface and work out/up, and the world will beat a path to your door, but waving your arms in the air will never be of any use. All the dancing/waving thing will do is cause more fights, when little sister walks through the wrong part of the room, and triggers something that gets big brother killed by a stinky monster.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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keyboard projector[^] (Although I admit the mouse idea is a good one)
Now That is cool! And it allows people to stand/move/breathe within five yards of you, while you're using it.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Smith# wrote:
YOU ARE THE COMMAND LINE GUY THAT RESISTED MOUSE!
heh. Bollocks. I'd love to "escape" from keyboard and mouse usage, but having to use a vast amount of energy to dance around in front of a sensor, whilst not being able to scratch my ear or pick my nose, is not an improvement -- and God forbid that anyone should walk close by or hand you a piece of paper while you're doing your dervish dance to type the word "banana". The idea of having three-dimensional virtual interface may be very cool, but who would use it? It'd be too hard to use, and too easy to screw up what you're doing -- and the Iron Man thing will exist in the movies and only in the movies (spend a little time thinking of the problems you'd run into -- go test-driven). Create a 2D interface on a (read "any") flat surface, with maybe a couple of 3D elements that start from the flat surface and work out/up, and the world will beat a path to your door, but waving your arms in the air will never be of any use. All the dancing/waving thing will do is cause more fights, when little sister walks through the wrong part of the room, and triggers something that gets big brother killed by a stinky monster.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
:) Yup that's true. When the mouse came into use, some usability enthusiasts tried scribbling "A" "B" "C" with their mouse when then could easily type it with the keyboard. The same thing happened with the stylus , my ex-boss tried so hard to show off with a stylus over his pocket PC. The hand recognition system never believed it's a human writing over the screen there. After years of pointless effort, he restored back to keypad. I saw some dumb usage of Intel perc as well. But I just masked my giggle inside just to stay away from discouraging them, except @ a guy that shouted "AWESOME" in the kitchen. :doh:
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:) Yup that's true. When the mouse came into use, some usability enthusiasts tried scribbling "A" "B" "C" with their mouse when then could easily type it with the keyboard. The same thing happened with the stylus , my ex-boss tried so hard to show off with a stylus over his pocket PC. The hand recognition system never believed it's a human writing over the screen there. After years of pointless effort, he restored back to keypad. I saw some dumb usage of Intel perc as well. But I just masked my giggle inside just to stay away from discouraging them, except @ a guy that shouted "AWESOME" in the kitchen. :doh:
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Dear friends. Intel Perceptual Computing challenge phase 2 has ended today. Great developers and minds across the globe have put their effort to produce outstanding next generation Apps. These may look silly today but won't be so in couple of years time. Many developers have not used proper keywords and many have chosen to remain unlisted. I have tracked the works of many through different sources and not just Google or youtube search. I am sharing with you the video links of the apps. Hope you enjoy and relish the coding efforts of fellow coders around the globe. [P.S, I assure none of the links are spam] 1. Gesture Bot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yljzhOkM0jA 2. 3D Angry Birds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J71xTuqZKCU 3.Gesturizer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrym-WgSaHI 4. SolidWorks API http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_DbFRF9R8jw 5. Rover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f83ZZ0kfU-Y 6. No touch Window Control http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_vzkS\_t75fc 7. Sympathy Movie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7NkM-\_xQTI 8. Rail Battle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWj5XrgDchE 9. Finger Shootout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL05p7GyFNs 10. Space Invaders http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Gi33a45\_4 11. Combat Flight Sim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwkXAXzUsDg 12. Air Drone Control http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzSBTzS744 13. Lightning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEUjkvGFvJ0 14. Perceptual Piano http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8WCV041oX4 15. Perceptual Photo Gallery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bdSKaP0AnM 16. Car Racing Game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dZRS2yZ18I 17. Thin Air http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60YXD0D3-3I 18. Perceptual Helper http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnQppEZSiE 19. Spark Attack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqRi0E9YbhM 20. Baseball Batery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQSToNgTkD0 21. My Petshow http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpEHsSdSYe4 22. Sit Perfect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbBASANEYDg 23. Virtual Thermin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veNBKPqJe7Y 24. Check Attend http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc9XLWKQMXQ 25. Smart Photo Editor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv6UCLeiYw4 main: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzh5naK87h0 26. Presentation Helper http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okaIHR8rgUA 27. Hiti Reading Game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N\_xgy5yofBw 28. Perceptual Drummer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJsHkrYeds4 h
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Video Entries or not, shouldn't things from the IPCC be in the Soapbox? ;P
I thought that is for "Bad Boys" ;)
