Here is yet another video of a touch table from Microsoft's Center for Information Work that I think has great potential for use in education settings and for "serious games".
Microsoft appears to be targeting business, retail, and entertainment for new "surface computing" applications. I'd like to see Microsoft focus some of their efforts with this technology on education, as I think this technology would support "engaged learning". It might also inspire young people to consider future careers in technology. Given that we have a high school dropout-rate of about 30% in the US, we don't have too much time to waste.
This system allows for hands-free search via voice, which would be great for people who have physical disabilities.
As a school psychologist, I can see many uses for this sort of set-up to support what I do at work. I can envision interactive assessments on this table- if you work in education or psychology, or if you are interested in this sort of technology, leave a comment!
Microsoft's Center for Information Work, the group working on the technology behind the table shown in the video clip.
For a glimpse of some of the work I did last semester using touch-screen displays, take a look at the following posts:
Touch Screen Poetry Picture Share
Google Earth with photo-overlays
Google Earth photo-overlay on a touch screen
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