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Open Source SDK for “Touchless” Multi-Touch
Microsoft released a new open source SDK today demonstrating how to use a webcam to provide "touchless" multi-touch by tracking the size and position of multiple coloured markers (fingers, toys and pens seem to work just as well!).
The library is what Microsoft describes as a "community" project, written by two Microsoft engineers Ian Sands and Chris Pratley in their spare time - in a similar vein to Google Labs. The source code includes a C++ library for talking to the web cam - but the core of the processing logic is written in C#. Included with the source code is a bunch of sample applications to showcase the technology, including
- Map - using two markers you can rotate, zoom, and move a map.
- Defender - a pong-like game
- Snake - controlling a snake with a marker pen
- Draw - the marker is used to ... draw!
You can check out more at the Microsoft Office Labs site and download the source code from CodePlex.
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