garyopa
04-01-2012, 07:59 PM
Still in dev by a research group at Keio University...
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A Research Group at Keio University are developing an add-on that converts the camera of your smartphone into a fully functional joystick.
This could be a very cool add-on. Some guys at the Keio University are developing an elastic peripheral for your Smartphone, which converts the camera of your device into a fully functional 3-axis analog joystick.
The way this system works is very simple. There are small markers in this elastic device and the markers are detected by this built-in front-facing mobile phone camera. By tracking how the markers move as the elastic device deforms, this system enables a variety of inputs."
"The camera is detecting the markers right now. When you press the device, like this, the markers move further apart, or they move horizontally or vertically, or they get skewed. So you can give the system a variety of inputs."
This could work extremely well on many games and apps, as you can avoid blocking part of the screen.
"For example, if the rear camera is used with this elastic device, there's no need to block the screen with your fingers. So we think this could be used to browse maps with the view kept wide."
This, of couse, is still in development and, according to them, the accuracy of the joystick depends largely on the precision of the phone's hardware.
"Basically, the system's precision depends on hardware factors, like the camera resolution and refresh rate. The measurement method used is GelForce, which was developed by Professor Tachi's group at Keio in 2003. We already know the precision of GelForce is quite high. So we think the measurement precision could be similarly high."
Check out the video below and see how this works!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC8fX1HHx3A
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.diginfo.tv/v/12-0048-r-en.php
NEWS SOURCE: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/add-on-turns-a-smartphone-camera-into-a-joystick-video/
Our thanks to 'Gauss' for this news story!
http://www.maxconsole.com/maxconsole/contents/RKLS0000005829/icon_xl.jpg
A Research Group at Keio University are developing an add-on that converts the camera of your smartphone into a fully functional joystick.
This could be a very cool add-on. Some guys at the Keio University are developing an elastic peripheral for your Smartphone, which converts the camera of your device into a fully functional 3-axis analog joystick.
The way this system works is very simple. There are small markers in this elastic device and the markers are detected by this built-in front-facing mobile phone camera. By tracking how the markers move as the elastic device deforms, this system enables a variety of inputs."
"The camera is detecting the markers right now. When you press the device, like this, the markers move further apart, or they move horizontally or vertically, or they get skewed. So you can give the system a variety of inputs."
This could work extremely well on many games and apps, as you can avoid blocking part of the screen.
"For example, if the rear camera is used with this elastic device, there's no need to block the screen with your fingers. So we think this could be used to browse maps with the view kept wide."
This, of couse, is still in development and, according to them, the accuracy of the joystick depends largely on the precision of the phone's hardware.
"Basically, the system's precision depends on hardware factors, like the camera resolution and refresh rate. The measurement method used is GelForce, which was developed by Professor Tachi's group at Keio in 2003. We already know the precision of GelForce is quite high. So we think the measurement precision could be similarly high."
Check out the video below and see how this works!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC8fX1HHx3A
OFFICIAL SITE: http://www.diginfo.tv/v/12-0048-r-en.php
NEWS SOURCE: http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/30/add-on-turns-a-smartphone-camera-into-a-joystick-video/
Our thanks to 'Gauss' for this news story!