touch

This is a 6 channel touch sensor that I soldered a week ago. I was missing a part to see if it worked, but I just got it in. I hooked it up and it works perfectly. I has quite happy. This was the one I soldered that went so well. After hooking it up I took a pic and it just came out so nicely, so I decided it needed a larger pic.

This weekend I have been doing a bit of programming for my Multi-touch table. I gave a presentation on it on tuesday, and I guess people where much more interested in the questions I posed about it than they were with the table. I guess that is a really go thing, because they are the questions Im trying to figure out by making/ using one.

I have been documenting how to make simple multi-touch apps in ActionScript hoping that others will see they can do it too. My dream is that people are able to make much better applications than are already out there. Im really tired of everything just moving around a bunch.

In class I am finishing up an RFID project. I dont think it is the best idea, which is really sad because the infamous Bill Buxton will be there to critique. Sad when a personal hero is there to see not your best work. But I got the short end of the stick in a way.

My RFID project is just a simple box that looks like a stereo. While hosting a party, everyone that comes in would be given a token. They then place the token in this stereo like device and it would add to the music. One may be guitar, another drums, and even some synth or horns could be on that chip. If you dont like how it makes it sound, you just take it out, and that instrument stops playing.

The hard part was finding a way that the songs made would not be repetitive and make it so when you add an instrument it always matches the beat/tempo and plays along with the song, and not against it.

Wish me luck!