User:Renoir

Renoir's Rig

Hiya

I'm interesting in wearable computing/robotics/HCI/input devices.

I've built a 3-d printer (RepRap) and intend to use it to build myself some dataglasses.

RepRap blog : Renoir's Rants

Currently working on stage 1 : connect MyVu solo glasses to laptop

Also thinking about:

Modifying the MyVu solo glasses to hide behind sunglasses - making a monoptical display

Enhancing vision with eyetap (webcam to enhance vision)

IR sensitivity and display

Eye Tracking using a modified webcam as a pointing device :


 * Make: Online : In the works: eye-tracking graffiti tool : The Eye Mouse Project : Technology Review: An Alternative to the Computer Mouse : Creativity Bites Back!: A DIY Eye Controlled Mouse

A home-made virtual keyboard / data glove using finger bend sensors/ touch sensitive pads:


 * electrodes muscle motion sensors : Sensitive Fingertips : How to Make Bi-Directional Flex Sensors

Planning to use a standard laptop in a backpack for now (for speed, storage, and ease of programming) - and later convert to dedicated wearable hardware.

Possible software and applications:

Face identification and recognition - can be used to display contact details, extra info

Mapping/gps

Enhanced reality/ARG

News/site reading

eBook reading

web

(Note that modification or enhancement to the software may be necessary to make it easier to use with the input devices available, for example auto-scrolling with eye tracking, or keyboard shortcut modification to make easier scolling with chording/onehand keyboards.)