Sony will be introducing a full high-definition interactive table, a result of a collaboration with the Swiss company Atracsys.
(At about 2:14 in the video below, there is a demonstration of an application that recognizes facial features and expressions, which are used to control and manipulate images on the screen.) Images from the Sony Stand at Vision 2009
Here is an "overview" video that shows a number of uses for the Attractable:
Here is a version of the atracTable, using a tangible user interface to create music:
Here is the "Nespresso" table, which provides people with information about the type of coffee that you are drinking. It makes more sense as demonstrated in the video. Atracsys @ Baselworld 2010
beMerlin: Interactive gesture-based application for retail:
The following video clip is an example of BeMerlin, an infrared guesture recognition system developed by Atracsys for demonstrating 3D representations of Nexpresso's expresso machines.
The atracTable is a multi-touch presentation system developed by the Swiss engineering and development group, Atracsys. It is similar to Microsoft's Surface. Interaction on the table can be triggered by laying objects on the table.
From the Atracsys Website -"How does it work": "atracTable is the combination of a video-based movements tracking system, a computer, a beamer, and a screen.
When you lay an object on the screen, the tracking system recognizes the object wiht a visual tracking tag on the base of the product. At the same time, the tracking system detects the positions and movements of your fingers and of the objects on the screen.
The whole pieces of information concerning the product(s) and the different locations and movements are sent to the computer. The data is processed and sent back to the beamer.
The processing is performed instantaneously. The real-time interaction is obtained by continous detection of fingers and objects movements. The whole technology fits in the table and is invisible for customers".
Another creation by Atracsys is beMerlin, a gesture-based interactive system that plays out as an interactive window. Although it is used for visual merchandising, it looks like it has potential for other uses, such as wayfinding, building directories, interactive museum exhibits, and education.
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