Here's what I have to share today!
Be sure to explore the activities from the Kids section of the National Gallery of Art website, located at the end of this post.
MULTI-TOUCH FIREFOX
Sneak Peek on Multi-touch Events Felipe Gomes, Felipe's Blog
Multi-touch on Firefox from Felipe on Vimeo.
Code Snippets from Felipe's Demo (Includes tracking divs, drawing canvas, image resizing, image crop, & pong) Mozilla Wiki
Bringing Multi-touch to Firefox and the Web
Christopher Blizzard, Mozilla Hacks
COOL IRIS
I have a hunch that someone out there is working on a multi-touch version of Cool Iris. Until I can find out the details, take a look at the videos below:
Cool Iris Overview on Google Chrome
Here is a short video of what Cool Iris looks like on an iPhone:
Cool Iris Links
Cool Iris and iPhone
Cool Iris and Developers
Cool Iris Blog
Cool Iris Media/Press
About Cool Iris: "Cooliris, Inc. was founded in January 2006 with a simple mantra: "Think beyond the browser". We focus on creating products that make discovering and enjoying the Web more exciting, efficient, and personal.Our core products include Cooliris (formerly PicLens), which transforms your browser into an interactive, full-screen "cinematic" experience for web media, and CoolPreviews, which lets you preview links instantly. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, our team consists of seasoned developers, entrepreneurs, and Stanford computer engineers. Each of us is passionate about serving our users without compromise and seeing that our products deliver the best experience."
BUMPTOP
Bumptop Gets Multi-touch Support on Windows 7
Bumptop Website
You can download Bumptop from the Bumptop website. Here's the description:
"BumpTop is a fun, intuitive 3D desktop that keeps you organized and makes you more productive. Like a real desk, but better. Now with awesome mouse and multi-touch gestures!"
Anand Agarawala's Ted Talk
"Anand Agarawala presents BumpTop, a user interface that takes the usual desktop metaphor to a glorious, 3-D extreme, transforming file navigation into a freewheeling playground of crumpled documents and clipping-covered "walls.""
Discussion about Bumptop on the TED website
NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART KIDS
I've been compiling a list of websites that offer good touch-interaction. One site that is good for children- and children at heart- is the National Gallery of Art's Kids pages. There are a few entries that I had fun playing with students on the new SMARTboards at one of my schools:
FACES AND PLACES - LANDSCAPE
"FACES & PLACES encourages children of all ages to create portraits and landscape paintings in the style of American naive artists. By combining visual elements borrowed from more than 100 works in the National Gallery's permanent collection, this two-part interactive activity offers an overview of American folk art of the 18th and 19th centuries.(Shockwave, 6 MB)."
This one is so fun! You can select different characters and make them dance, run, jump, or even fall. You can design the landscape and add buildings, trees, and animals, and even change the sky pattern. Press "go", and your character will travel around the panorama you've created.
DUTCH DOLL HOUSE
Dutch Dollhouse (Shockwave, 4.6 MB)
"Mix and match colorful characters, create decorative objects, and explore the kitchen, living quarters, artist's studio, and courtyard of this interactive 17th-century Dutch House."
NGA KIDS JUNGLE
"Create a tropical jungle filled with tigers, monkeys, and other exotic creatures. Inspired by the art of Henri Rousseau, NGAkids Jungle is an interactive art activity for kids of all ages. (Shockwave, 930k)"
What I liked about the Jungle application is that each item can be easily customized. On the SMARTBoard, as well as on my HP TouchSmart PC, it is very easy for a student who has limited fine-motor control to create beautiful pictures.
FLOW
"Flow is a motion painting machine for children of all ages. Enjoy watching the changing patterns and colors as you mix pictures on two overlapping layers. Choose designs from four sets of menu icons, or add to the flow by clicking the pencil tool to create your own designs."
This application is a favorite of some of the students I work with who enjoy watching things spin. (You don't have to have an autism spectrum disorder to enjoy playing with Flow!)
National Gallery of Art Student and Teacher Online Resources
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