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Multitouch is so passe, Face control is where it’s at.

Malcolm Groves – Natural User Interfaces are developing at a furious pace. It seems like the Kinect has really put a fire under this space. One of the more interesting (and potentially embarrassing) examples of this I’ve seen recently is using a webcam and some custom face tracking software to control music software via OSC. There are a few videos below. A lot of early momentum around alternative input mechanisms seems to happen in music software. Controlling a DAW with a mouse and keyboard is pretty limiting compared to the tactile nature of musical instruments, and it’s difficult to give a good ...

Favorite? Off-Topic? Malcolm @ 2011-07-19 02:21