C-Slate Phantom presence

Validation level: 5. CHI, UIST, CSCW and TOCHI paper publication

Phantom presence allows each remote user to see the other’s hands and objects.

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Publications

Copy Bibtex Izadi, S.; Agarwal, A.; Criminisi, A.; Winn, J.; Blake, A. and Fitzgibbon, A. C-Slate: a multi-touch and object recognition system for remote collaboration using horizontal surfaces. In Second Annual IEEE International Workshop on Horizontal Interactive Human-Computer Systems (TABLETOP'07), pages 3-10, 2007.

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Highlights:

Virtual embodiment of the remote participant’s hands, allows remote parties to share images of physical objects with each other, such as written notes, drawings or game pieces, simply by placing them on the surface. This combination of bimanual and tangible interaction and sharing of remote gestures and physical objects provides a new way to collaborate remotely.

Limitations:

The phantom presence is not modifiable and interactive