Event Details
Touch Controls and Computers that Feel
Presenter: Dr. Robert Inkster, Tactex Controls
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Date: Thu, November 1, 2001
Time: 14:30:00 - 15:30:00
Place: Clearihue A201
ABSTRACT
The human computer interface is a neglected area of development. In spite of major advances in computer power, the mouse/keyboard/Windows interface remains basically unchanged in 20 years.
This is now changing. Computers can "see" with video cameras, and "hear" voice commands. Finally, they can "feel", using touch sensitive controllers.
This talk describes how touch controls are being used today in music and graphic arts applications and products, from keyboards to DJ mixers. The next few years will see more intuitive touch-enabled interfaces in consumer electronics products, cell phones, and plastic displays. This leads to the "transparent" interface, where the user focuses on the task at hand, rather than the interface itself.
About the speaker:
Dr. Inkster graduated in Physics from UVic, and received MSc and PhD degrees from McGill in meteorology. He has been a researcher and executive in three successful Canadian technology comppanies, and has expertise in radar remote sensing, marine acoustics, and optical pressure sensing. He is currently CEO of Tactex Controls, and a Director of several other Canadian companies and associations.
COMPLIMENTARY REFRESHMENTS
For further details and information regarding the lecture series, contact the LACIR office at 721-7297 (lacir@uvic.ca).