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Last post: 2 years, 2 months ago | Thread started: Nov 24, 09, 4:03 a.m.

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• ian

  Hey there, investigating setting up a touchscreen kiosk, where to start?

  What kind of software, hardware set up do people have experience with and is this something that can be implemented with a bit of work or should it be left to specialists?

  Cheers in advance!

  Nov 24, 09, 4:03 a.m. – Permalink

• GeorgesII

  I'm interrested too, give us the answer!!!

  

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  Dog-earNov 24, 09, 4:05 a.m. – Permalink

• maximillion_

  TUIO is a good start, can be used with many diff langs including AS (so you could do it yourself if you code AS) or for better performance on large (high res) surfaces c#, c++ (openframeworks) , java etc

  http://www.tuio.org/?software

  • and its open source– maximillion_

  

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  Dog-earNov 24, 09, 4:34 a.m. – Permalink

• rounce

  When I built one a while ago using the rear diffused illumination method (because it was cheap and easy to get together) but I want to give it another go using DSI instead.

  The NUI Group (http://www.nuigroup.com) wiki and forums were a great source of info on equipment, materials, build options, etc.

  They've even got an e-book out now too which I had a quick skim of, and seems to have shitloads of great info:
  http://www.nuicode.com/attachmen…

  

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  Dog-earNov 24, 09, 5:21 a.m. – Permalink

• formed

  Last one we designed and built used a 42" Samsung touchscreen, Dell computer inside and Flash interface (that was tied to the website, so we could update both). We designed a custom case and had it built by a craftsman/furniture builder - it is a free standing kiosk.

  It was simply a website running locally and worked very well. Not cheap to get professional touchscreens at that size, but it worked very well.
  It was also very easy to implement, overall.

  

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  Dog-earNov 24, 09, 5:31 a.m. – Permalink

• 08_15

  http://werkstation.de/index.dhtm…
  for hardware, installation basically the same as setting up a pc

  flash for software, basically the same as building a web site / application

  a lot depends on what the terminal will have to do. only display? online connection? internal camera app? wifi? usbport for download?

  

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  Dog-earNov 24, 09, 5:31 a.m. – Permalink

• ahli

  That all assumes, of course, single touch systems. Multitouch requires more work and cost!

  

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  Dog-earNov 24, 09, 5:53 a.m. – Permalink

• rounce

  @ahli - I built a multitouch system for under £50 in 2 days (would've been 1 day if it weren't for the fact the webcam I used was shit for picking up infrared so I had to go and buy a cheaper one).

  • ...and it was sunday so the shops were closed.– rounce1/4

    ...and it was raining so I couldn't be fucked.– rounce2/4

    Good job Sir! some of the prices they charging for multitouch screens/overlays are crazy.– ahli3/4

    Yep, it started with me wanting one of them fancy Wacom touch screens, and being shocked at the price.– rounce4/4

  

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  Dog-earNov 24, 09, 5:58 a.m. – Permalink

• ian

  Cheers for the suggestions all, much to look up and figure out.

  basically its going to be single touch, working from a flash movie, hooked up to a touchscreen. Although I first thought it'd be a custom kiosk thingy, I think its more likely to be desktop or countertop mounted.

  • Every approach has it's pros and cons, it's best to work out EXACTLY what you need it to do (ficidual marker tracking , etc) and work from there– rounce

  

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  Dog-earNov 24, 09, 6:30 a.m. – Permalink

• dropdown

  Steal one from Chapters.

  • my bill is in the mail.– dropdown

  

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  Dog-earNov 24, 09, 6:38 a.m. – Permalink