Dip - it: digital infrared painting on an interactive table

In this paper we report on our work to develop a novel input technique for a digital paint system. Using a brush with infrared (IR) light emitting fibers, we were able to create a natural paint interface on an interactive table. This IR-brush adds two important properties to our paint environment: haptic feedback and an accurate brush footprint. The modified brush approaches the haptic feedback of the traditional paint brush. The use of IR-light in the brush enables tracking of the contact area of the brush on the interactive table. Informal usability tests show that our digital paint environment offers an intuitive interface and contributes to an enhanced user experience in digital painting. Keywords Light-based input, tangible user interface, haptic feedback, tabletop interaction ACM Classification Keywords H.5.2 User Interfaces: Input devices and strategies; I.3.4 Graphics Utilities: Paint systems

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: CHI
• Authors: Peter Vandoren, Tom Van Laerhoven, Luc Claesen, Johannes Taelman, Fabian Di Fiore, Frank Van Reeth, Eddy Flerackers
• Keywords: Accurate Brush Footprint, Brush Enables Tracking, CHI 2008, Human Computer Interaction, Traditional Paint Brush