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Re: 8pen + Leap Motion

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Post by andyhmltn »

oulipo wrote: post #21
eterpstra wrote: post #13

Why is the guy in the video writing stuff by waving his finger around to make cryptic symbols when there is a perfectly good keyboard only inches away! Seriously though, I agree there are practical uses for this - such as TV input or some sort of touchless kiosk (in a hospital maybe?). The video just did a poor job of showing what's what.

Or in game consoles http://8pen.com/joysticks#video

Your link works, but you can't play the video. Go to http://8pen.com/joysticks and press the button instead :) Pretty bad implementation on their web developers part

Re: 8pen + Leap Motion

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Post by borplk »

alexhawdon wrote: post #11

Reminds me of Palm's 'Graffiti', both in execution and scope: it's a stop-gap solution, possibly to a problem that no longer exists. IMO, their three suggested use-cases are quite flimsy. "...enable surgeons to take notes during an operation without removing their gloves" - They already can, it's called dictation which is subsequently transcribed by a medical secretary whose time is far less expensive. "check recipes…

I wish I could say something positive but unfortunately in my opinion this too falls under the new and emerging category of kickstarter-type-half-assed-product-with-a-fancy-video-that-over-promises. I hope I'm proven wrong.

Re: 8pen + Leap Motion

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Post by oulipo »

andyhmltn wrote: post #31
oulipo wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Or in game consoles http://8pen.com/joysticks#video

Your link works, but you can't play the video. Go to http://8pen.com/joysticks and press the button instead :) Pretty bad implementation on their web developers part

It works for me:)

Re: 8pen + Leap Motion

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Post by robertfw »

jamesbritt wrote: post #28
jaxbot wrote: post #26

What if we embraced ASL? (random thought)

Aside from a lack of range, I doubt the Leap can handle it. From my experience it routinely treats fingers held together as a single "pointable" instance. There will be a good number of ASL conditions it won't recognize.

It also cannot deal with occluded fingers, which also makes things tricky.

Re: 8pen + Leap Motion

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Post by robertfw »

When alternative text input comes up I always feel compelled to share Dasher[1]. Dasher is designed with accessible computing in mind, and can be driven using a wide variety of input method.

The project appears to be abandoned - so no leap support - though the leap would be an excellent fit for the interface, minus the gorilla arm problem.

[1] http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/

Re: 8pen + Leap Motion

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Post by Zecc »

robertfw wrote: post #36

When alternative text input comes up I always feel compelled to share Dasher[1]. Dasher is designed with accessible computing in mind, and can be driven using a wide variety of input method. The project appears to be abandoned - so no leap support - though the leap would be an excellent fit for the interface, minus the gorilla arm problem. [1] http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/

I remember Dasher. It's amazing the first few times you try it. I wish I could use it on my phone.

Edit: apparently they have an Android version now.

Re: 8pen + Leap Motion

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Post by halostatue »

alexhawdon wrote: post #11

Reminds me of Palm's 'Graffiti', both in execution and scope: it's a stop-gap solution, possibly to a problem that no longer exists. IMO, their three suggested use-cases are quite flimsy. "...enable surgeons to take notes during an operation without removing their gloves" - They already can, it's called dictation which is subsequently transcribed by a medical secretary whose time is far less expensive. "check recipes…

I already check my recipes without spilling flour on the keyboard, by using my iPhone, iPad, or Nexus 7 with a cloud-based cookbook (Paprika).
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