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TextDraw: A Prototype for Gestural Typesetting

Travis Kirton (Banff New Media Institute)
Pamela Jennings (Banff New Media Institute)
Hideaki Ogawa (University of Art and Design Linz)

Abstract

This paper considers a new approach that allows for the creation of typographic works through gestural interaction. It describes a prototype application, TextDraw, which is designed to introduce and explore new techniques for typesetting opened up by gesture and tangible manipulation. Previous work explored the implications of tangible-surface interaction in the context of Surface Games; specifically, how the combination of multi-touch and tangible objects can extend the paradigm of board games in new directions. TextDraw also looks toward tangible-surface interaction and the idea that associating functions to gestures combined with new tangible tools will result in radically new methodologies for design, artistic and poetic expression of typographic works.

Documents

http://tei-conf.org/10/uploads/Program/p193.pdf

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