My friend Indra and I set out to construct our own Touch Table for my living room. Mostly inspired by the hope of merely being able to make our own touch table, but also to see what benefits of software interaction we could gain.
Phases of the Project:
- Acquire Materials
- Deconstruct and Construct the Table
- Determine Software Platform
- Build Software Applications to Solve Problems
1. Acquire Materials
- Table
- LCD TV
- Webcam(s)
- IR LEDs
- Plexiglass
2. Deconstruct and Construct the Table
To begin, we deconstructed the LCD TV to better understand how the parts would have to fit within the confines of the table.
After, we marked where we wanted the display to be mounted and cut a hole in the table. We mounted the internal components of the TV and began playing with webcam positioning.
After all of the cutting and drilling I let Roomba roam around in the problem space and clean up our mess.
