Multitouch Resources
Posted on 05.03.09 to MultitouchI was planning to do a “Getting Started” post here but I recently found out that the next point release (1.2) of tbeta, the brains behind Flash/Flex multitouch apps, includes a new feature that will streamline the setup. Once the new version is released later this month I’ll do a post outlining how to set up a basic multitouch application in Flex.
In the meantime, here’s a list of multitouch resources!
Hardware Types:
- Frustrated Total Internal Reflection (FTIR)
- Diffused Illumination (DI)
- Diffused Surface Illumination (DSI)
- Laser Light Plane (LLP)
Software:
- tbeta
tbeta is the program that bridges your hardware with Flex. It handles blob detection using the IR camera in your hardware setup and dispatches touch events that you’ll use to create interactions within your Flex app.
- TouchLib
TouchLib contains various AS3 classes and demos that will be used in your applications.
- SimTouch
SimTouch is a touch simulator. Simulators come in handy when you want to develop multitouch applications but don’t have access to the hardware.