Spatial Practice - Homebrew Multitouch Interface Ideas

Attempting to get back on target with a visual project, I am now considering constructing a DIY multitouch interface.

These things were mindblowing back in 2006 in the days before iPads and tablet devices but I still think that a hand constructed multitouch surface from repurposed materials serves as a very compelling centrepiece for an interactive spatial environment housed in an arts space. It also subverts the predisposition toward these interfaces being hi-tech and contained only within portable consumer devices.


Projects:

http://hacknmod.com/tag/touch-screen/

http://mods-n-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-multitouch-table-computer-pad-276756/

http://mods-n-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-cheap-multi-touch-pad-like-macbook-air-245061/



Whiteboard + Wiimote:

http://mods-n-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/hack-cheap-multi-touch-whiteboard-using-wiimote-162856/

$2 Multitouch

http://mods-n-hacks.wonderhowto.com/how-to/make-almost-free-multitouch-pad-177380/