

This developments are paving the way for future of interactive displays of all kinds. At some point intime, we hope that such tools will be used by the educational system at a large scale. Such well developed and fully interactive solution will probably start beng used in dvertising campaigns first- since that is where most of the money is –and later on, they will start enhancing interactive learning applications and immersive working collaboration for the wider public. Since the technology develops at such a fast pace, it is hard to predict where it might take us in the next 2-3 years. Yet, only a few years later it is here, in front of you, fully operable and ready to update. Not so long time ago, such a product would be admired in a sci-fi movie or a comic. Recent development of the communication technology has proven that when it comes to imagination, sky is really the limit. Potential future developments of the MultiTouch Table Primary sectors that could use the MultiTouch Table One can easily consider adding functionalities of augmented reality, object recognition and digital whiteboard solutions to the device in order to turn it into a trully versatile, ‘must-have’ tool. The potential applications of the device are truly unlimited. They could prove to be extremly usefull and fast accepted in retail environments, team working settings, in trade shows and exhibitions that aim for client engagement, in museum exhibitions, or even as point-of-contact in information dissemination. The newly designed displays are touch interactive tables or walls that can be succesfully used in a variety of applications available. Such a device is the new MultiTouch Table, designed by MultiTaction Uses of the MultiTouch Table In fact, these are very much present time tools, just ready to use. Touch screens that present augmented reality options and googles that allow you to see into a new virtual reality are no longer a thing of the past. Such updates seem to imerse us all in a world that we thought belonged to the movies and SF literature, not so long ago. By combining various disciplines, participation and collaboration tools, the cooperation of architects, owners and citizens can be greatly simplified.The new development of some of the most futuristic technologies that involve the IT and the communication systems are recently starting to offer the fruits of their long and skillfull work. Here the scene may be viewed in a "life-sized" building landscape. The table simulated scenarios are displayed in a 5 sided projection. The multi-touch table is further linked to the Cave in Garching. If the shape of the working model or its position is changed, then these changes are immediately updated and reflected in the simulated scene. The positions of the sun with corresponding shadows, are represented and another tool simulates wind flows, the viewing angles are calculated and displayed. With this newly created digital model, different analyses and simulations can be calculated and the results displayed. The working model is automatically scanned in in three dimensions, incorporated into the 3D city model and displayed on a connected monitor. This facilitates the simultaneous use of traditional working methods and digital analyses. For the "capture" of physical working models, a combination with a 3D sensor (Kinect) was realized.Ī special feature of the multi-touch-table is that it is able to capture 3D objects automatically. Multi-Touch Table with Object Recognitionįor urban scale applications, a large-scale multi-touch table (75 inches) was developed.
