This document discusses interactive surfaces that can dynamically change shape and interact with physical objects. It describes how these surfaces work using over 1,000 individually controlled plastic rods and motors. A Kinect sensor detects motion over the surface and the computer controls actuators and rods to transform the surface's shape accordingly. Applications include interactive 3D platforms, physical game boards, human-computer interaction, and reconfigurable surfaces like pin beds.

1. INTERACTIVE SURFACE
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2. Introduction:
1. Here Interactive Surface refers to Dynamic Shape Changing surface.
2. It can also Interact with the Physical world around it, like moving
object on it.
3. It can sense motion over it & transform itself according to
motion.
4. It’s like completely new creative medium.

3. sensing motion
transforming according to your choice
Transform: by MIT

4. How does it works??
This is made up of over 1,000
plastic rods attached to
individual motors.
These motors controls the
motion of the rods.
Motion controls the shape of
the surface.
That makes surface
Interactive.

5. Actuators:
1. An actuator is a type of motor for
moving or controlling a mechanism
or a system.
1. It’s Shaft moves up & down along
the it’s axis.
1. In These Surfaces there can be
several
actuators controlling the shape
change.

6. Kinect:
1. Kinect is a motion sensor
developed by microsoft.
2. It uses infrared laser grid to
calculate the depth &
motion.
3. It detects motion over the
surface.
4. It helps us to control surface
shape by motion.

7. >Kinect detect
motion.
>Actuators
controlled
by a computer.
& Rods are
controlled
by actuators.
>This is how we
control
the shape of the
surface.

8. Molebot:
The MoleBot is a mole
robot built under a
transformable interactive
game-board.
The MoleBot includes
more than 15,000 close-
packed hexagonal pins
which can move up &
down.

9. Advantages:
1. By creating shapes on demand or by moving objects around,
these interfaces will support us in computing as well as physical
activities.
2. It holds and moves objects like fruits, game tokens, office
supplies and tablets; creates dividers on demand; and
generates interactive sculptures to convey messages and audio.
3. It helps in visualize 3d objects.

10. APPLICATIONS:
1. Interactive 3D Platform.

11. 2. Physical game platform.
3.Human computer Interaction.
4. Pin bed & Pin cushion.