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LeviSpace: Augmenting the Space above Displays with Levitated Particles

Authors:

Sriram Subramanian,

Bruce W. DrinkwaterAuthors Info & Claims

ISS '17: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces

Pages 442 - 445

https://doi.org/10.1145/3132272.3132295

Published: 17 October 2017 Publication History

Abstract

The screen in our laptops or the white surface of a projector screen are common examples of displays that we use in our daily life to visualize information. Here, we propose to use levitated particles above these displays to enrich the presented information. By means of acoustic or magnetic levitation we show that it is possible to move a particle in mid-air in the space above these displays. We present different configurations that are feasible with current technology, as well as use cases. In this demo, the visitors will be able to explore and interact with various levitators integrated with traditional displays.

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ISS '17: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM International Conference on Interactive Surfaces and Spaces

October 2017

504 pages

ISBN:9781450346917

DOI:10.1145/3132272

General Chairs:
Sriram Subramanian
University of Sussex, UK
,
Jürgen Steimle
Saarland University, Germany
,
Program Chairs:
Raimund Dachselt
Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
,
Diego Martinez Plasencia
University of Sussex, UK
,
Tovi Grossman
Autodesk Research

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October 17 - 20, 2017

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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3613904.3642708
Marzo AArdaiz OKockaya SWilliamson JFreeman E(2019)Tangible Interactions with Acoustically Levitated VoxelsProceedings of the XX International Conference on Human Computer Interaction10.1145/3335595.3335596(1-2)Online publication date: 25-Jun-2019
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3335595.3335596
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https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3290607.3313265
Freeman EWilliamson JKourtelos PBrewster S(2018)Levitating Particle Displays with Interactive VoxelsProceedings of the 7th ACM International Symposium on Pervasive Displays10.1145/3205873.3205878(1-6)Online publication date: 6-Jun-2018
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