Interactive Fish Tank is an interactive surface that uses water, rather than glass or acrylic, as a touch screen. The designers intention with the piece, is to playfully blur the boundary between real and virtual. They have created an experience that is magical and unexpected. The user interacts with the piece by placing their finger into the water, creating ‘food’ for the creatures to swim and devour. The creatures are not only attracted to the ‘food’, but to the user’s finger as well, following the finger across the water.
Technology:
code: [Processing] Nicolas Liautaud 'boids', Open CV 'blob detection' [Arduino] Dequin Sun 'capacitive touch'
hardware: short throw projector, HD webcam, Arduino Uno, clip lights
For more info, check out my ITP blog on capacitive sensing and using blob detection
2011
Press:
Stuff "Interactive virtual fish tank turns water into a touchscreen"
Paste Magazine "An Interactive Touchscreen Fish Tank"
Tech Investors News "Interactive virtual fish tank turns water into a touchscreen"
PC Authority "Interactive virtual fish tank turns water into a touchscreen"
Under Consideration "Fish Tank"
Some Droid "‘Interactive Fish Tank’ turns water into a capacitive touchscreen"
The Geekr "‘Interactive Fish Tank’ turns water into a capacitive touchscreen"
Pick Stuff "‘Interactive Fish Tank’ turns water into a capacitive touchscreen"
Droid News "‘Interactive Fish Tank’ turns water into a capacitive touchscreen"
Tech Boss ‘Interactive Fish Tank’ turns water into a capacitive touchscreen
Apartment Therapy An aquarium anybody could keep
Electronic Engineering Journal 'Interactive Fish Tank' turns water into a capacitive touchscreen
Smart Zona Agua interactiva, en el futuro hasta las fuentes serán táctiles
Resumen Tecnologico "Una pantalla táctil de agua para peces virtuales"
Xataka "Una pantalla táctil de agua para peces virtuales"
Tuto Gadgets "Manuela Donoso, Crys Moore y su Acuario Interactivo"
Mobil "Vattenbaserad pekskärm"
Gope Go "Interactive Fish Tank: Proyek Layar Sentuh Dari Air"