itouchyoutouch

Itouchyoutouch is a prototype for an interactive installation I did with Nikolas Psaroudakis in Open Frameworks. We wanted to create a way for people to interact and form connections across time using spatial media. The installation consists of a round table with a touch sensitive surface. When a user touches the screen, particles will be emitted from the outline of the users hand. The movement of the hand will be recorded and stored - along with the outline of the hand - in an XML file.

This allows other users to touch the surface and interact with recorded touches: When you touch the surface, the application finds the oldest touch and plays this back along with the current users touch.

When a user moves his hand on top of and old touch, the particles emitting from the 2 touches will establish gravity and start moving towards each other. The color of the particles will also change, signaling a connection.

The installation is built to allow multi-touch and can be used by many users at the same time.