Touchscreen
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- ian
Hey there, investigating setting up a touchscreen kiosk, where to start?
What kind of software, hardware set up do people have experience with and is this something that can be implemented with a bit of work or should it be left to specialists?
Cheers in advance!
- GeorgesII0
I'm interrested too, give us the answer!!!
- maximillion_0
TUIO is a good start, can be used with many diff langs including AS (so you could do it yourself if you code AS) or for better performance on large (high res) surfaces c#, c++ (openframeworks) , java etc
- rounce0
When I built one a while ago using the rear diffused illumination method (because it was cheap and easy to get together) but I want to give it another go using DSI instead.
The NUI Group (http://www.nuigroup.com) wiki and forums were a great source of info on equipment, materials, build options, etc.
They've even got an e-book out now too which I had a quick skim of, and seems to have shitloads of great info:
http://www.nuicode.com/attachmen…
- formed0
Last one we designed and built used a 42" Samsung touchscreen, Dell computer inside and Flash interface (that was tied to the website, so we could update both). We designed a custom case and had it built by a craftsman/furniture builder - it is a free standing kiosk.
It was simply a website running locally and worked very well. Not cheap to get professional touchscreens at that size, but it worked very well.
It was also very easy to implement, overall.
- 08_150
http://werkstation.de/index.dhtm…
for hardware, installation basically the same as setting up a pcflash for software, basically the same as building a web site / application
a lot depends on what the terminal will have to do. only display? online connection? internal camera app? wifi? usbport for download?
- ahli0
That all assumes, of course, single touch systems. Multitouch requires more work and cost!
- rounce0
@ahli - I built a multitouch system for under £50 in 2 days (would've been 1 day if it weren't for the fact the webcam I used was shit for picking up infrared so I had to go and buy a cheaper one).
- ...and it was sunday so the shops were closed.rounce
- ...and it was raining so I couldn't be fucked.rounce
- Good job Sir! some of the prices they charging for multitouch screens/overlays are crazy.ahli
- Yep, it started with me wanting one of them fancy Wacom touch screens, and being shocked at the price.rounce
- ian0
Cheers for the suggestions all, much to look up and figure out.
basically its going to be single touch, working from a flash movie, hooked up to a touchscreen. Although I first thought it'd be a custom kiosk thingy, I think its more likely to be desktop or countertop mounted.
- Every approach has it's pros and cons, it's best to work out EXACTLY what you need it to do (ficidual marker tracking , etc) and work from thererounce
- dropdown0
Steal one from Chapters.