Re:Amazing technique for browsing video by direct manipulati...
by pdubroy on Friday May 23, 2008 @01:19AM
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Not to take anything away from Jeff Han, because he's done some great work, but most of the techniques he demonstrates in that video were invented by other people. For example, the use of the pinch gesture for resizing was first published almost 20 years ago. Multi-touch interaction research has a long history, but since the techniques are only now coming to consumer devices, Jeff Han and Apple seem to be getting all the credit.
See http://www.billbuxton.com/multitouchOverview.html for a thorough review of multi-touch research.
Re:Amazing technique for browsing video by direct manipulati...
by noonespecial on Friday May 23, 2008 @01:36AM
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Yeah, I don't think Trevor invented self balancing systems either but when someone does something so well it looks like magic, I think thats exciting. It gives me hope for the future and a renewed sense of "I can't wait to see what's next".
Re:Amazing technique for browsing video by direct manipulati...
by tqm on Saturday May 24, 2008 @09:13PM
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I guess you didn't see the end of the video. More examples of multi-touch performance animation: http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~tomer/store/papers/multifdemo.mo...
Seriously, another example of cool new technology that actually catches your attention and makes you wonder how they did it.
Between what they're doing with music over at www.celemony.com, What Jeff Han is doing (http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/65), and what Trevor Blackwell is doing at Anybots, I'm really starting to get excited about technology again!
It sure is better than when they told me the future had arrived and it was pet food by mail.