Publication
Magic Finger: Always-Available Input through Finger Instrumentation
AbstractWe present Magic Finger, a small device worn on the fingertip, which supports always-available input. Magic Finger inverts the typical relationship between the finger and an interactive surface: with Magic Finger, we instrument the user’s finger itself, rather than the surface it is touching. Magic Finger senses touch through an optical mouse sensor, enabling any surface to act as a touch screen. Magic Finger also senses texture through a micro RGB camera, allowing contextual actions to be carried out based on the particular surface being touched. A technical evaluation shows that Magic Finger can accurately sense 32 textures with an accuracy of 98.9%. We explore the interaction design space enabled by Magic Finger, and implement a number of novel interaction techniques that leverage its unique capabilities.
Download publicationRelated Resources
See what’s new.
2023
What’s In A Name? Evaluating Assembly-Part Semantic Knowledge in Language Models through User-Provided Names in CAD Files
The natural language names designers use in CAD software are a…
2010
210 King Street: A Dataset for Integrated Performance Assessment
This paper presents a Building Information Modeling (BIM) re-creation…
2007
A more bio-plausible approach to the evolutionary inference of finite state machines
With resemblance of finite-state machines to some biological…
2017
Bio Computational Evolution: The Next Generation of Software for Synthetic Biology
Pioneering the intersection between synthetic biology, architecture,…
Get in touch
Something pique your interest? Get in touch if you’d like to learn more about Autodesk Research, our projects, people, and potential collaboration opportunities.
Contact us