Comments on: Pen based input improvements

By: Jerrem

Jerrem — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:44:04 +0000

that cursor is awesome. pressure sensitivity is great for painting etc, but with a cursor like this we can use pressure sensitivity for other things, great idea.

By: Syed Shams Ali

Syed Shams Ali — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 05:02:46 +0000

After see this i just say this SUPERB

By: blizzarddemon

blizzarddemon — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:21:09 +0000

This is big for me. While its not a wacom, I use my tablet for alot of digital painting and graphic work. Pressure sensitivity is of up most importance when your dealing with painting because like with an actual brush, the amount of pressure you apply is relative to the wide of the stroke.

This video makes me excited like you can’t believe. :D

By: _matt

_matt — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:22:22 +0000

The PS2, PS3, xbox, and xbox 360 controllers have pressure-sensitive buttons. I wonder how you could use those in the same application.

Tie the buttons into mouse movement..

By: Johan

Johan — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:52:39 +0000

Good thinking. He has more good ideas ( http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~bonzo/pubs.html ).

@happypinguin: The pen (the stylus) is pressure sensitive, like any wacom stylus-tablet combination.

@ronnie: I agree, I also would like to have a pressure sensor on my mouse. My Logitech MX Air has already acceleration sensors, so add a pressure sensor and a (absolute) location sensor, and it’s getting somewhere.

By: supernova_hq

supernova_hq — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:38:14 +0000

Wow, I have to say GREAT IDEA!

The best part is that the hardware technology is not only already available, but in wide use. All we need is software!

By: happypinguin

happypinguin — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:52:04 +0000

@Ronnie

It looks to me that pressure is measured
by the length of time that you press the
screen.

So I agree that it will work nice with a
mouse.

By: Ronnie

Ronnie — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:25:11 +0000

I’d be interested in seeing the pressure-sensitivity implemented in a normal mouse. Doesn’t seem like there’s any hack going on there though.

By: strider_mt2k

strider_mt2k — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:35:41 +0000

I also was impressed.
Not only are the concepts great but it was a very well done presentation.

so many applications!

By: EdZ

EdZ — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:11:50 +0000

That’s a very impressive demonstration. I wonder how they linked pressure to zooming in the last few image demonstrations without the benefit of the clutching mechanic used with the sliders.