The magic carpet: physical sensing for immersive environments Export

@inproceedings{Paradiso1997, abstract = {An interactive environment has been developed that uses a pair of Doppler radars to measure upper-body kinematics (velocity, direction of motion, amount of motion) and a grid of piezoelectric wires hidden under a 6 x 10 foot carpet to monitor dynamic foot position and pressure. This system has been used in an audio installation, where users launch and modify complex musical sounds and sequences as they wander about the carpet. This paper describes the floor and radar systems, quantifies their performance, and outlines the musical application.}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Paradiso, Joseph and Abler, Craig and Hsiao, Kai Y. and Reynolds, Matthew}, booktitle = {CHI '97: CHI '97 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems}, citeulike-article-id = {3345603}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1120212.1120391}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1120212.1120391}, doi = {10.1145/1120212.1120391}, isbn = {0-89791-926-2}, keywords = {carpet, floor, interaction, sensing}, location = {Atlanta, Georgia}, pages = {277--278}, posted-at = {2008-09-27 22:10:47}, priority = {2}, publisher = {ACM}, title = {The magic carpet: physical sensing for immersive environments}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1120212.1120391}, year = {1997} }

TY - CONF ID - Paradiso1997 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3345603 N2 - An interactive environment has been developed that uses a pair of Doppler radars to measure upper-body kinematics (velocity, direction of motion, amount of motion) and a grid of piezoelectric wires hidden under a 6 x 10 foot carpet to monitor dynamic foot position and pressure. This system has been used in an audio installation, where users launch and modify complex musical sounds and sequences as they wander about the carpet. This paper describes the floor and radar systems, quantifies their performance, and outlines the musical application. CY - Atlanta, Georgia SN - 0-89791-926-2 AD - New York, NY, USA EP - 278 TI - The magic carpet: physical sensing for immersive environments PB - ACM T2 - CHI '97: CHI '97 extended abstracts on Human factors in computing systems SP - 277 KW - carpet KW - floor KW - interaction KW - sensing AU - Paradiso, Joseph AU - Abler, Craig AU - Hsiao, Kai AU - Reynolds, Matthew PY - 1997/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1120212.1120391 ER -