Touch Interaction

An organisation that goes by the name of Touch which is a research project that investigates near field communication (NFC), a technology which enables a connection between mobile phones and physical things like everyday objects.

The projects which they have been working on are;

1.       Immaterials; ghost in the field – this project explored the spiritual qualities of RFID, visualised through and RFID probe, long exposure photography and animation

2.       Nearness – The film explores interacting without touching. With RFID it proximity that matters, and actual contact isn’t necessary.

3.       Re/Touch – Re/Touch brings together hundreds of cross-cultural examples of social norms and values involving touch – all categorised according to actions related to touching. You can browse the quotes to create design briefs, refine interaction scenarios or otherwise inspire you to think, make or do things touch-related.

4.       Iphone RFID – This is a prototype of an iphone media player that uses physical objects to control media playback. It is based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) that triggers various iphone interactions when in range of a wireless tag embedded inside a physical object.

5.       Skal – (Norwegian for bowl) is a product that has emerged from extensive investigations of token – based media for children. It is a media player designed for the home that acts as the interface between physical objects and related digital media on television.

6.       Sniff – sniff is a tangible, interactive toy dog. He has a large nose and when he ‘sniffs’ objects that are brought close to him, he gives feedback through sound and vibration feedback. Sniff can react to the world in different ways and with different kinds of behaviours.

These are just a few of many projects which I have quoted from their actual website of projects they have been working on so in basic terms they are a research company which looks into how Radio Frequency Identification devices. Being able to control physical objects via your mobile devices revolutionary technology which could be used by less able people to maybe be able to do every day choirs via the touch of a button on their mobiles, maybe to dim lights or turn on the central heating and capability to be able to pick up frequencies and able to control everyday appliance’s.

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