Disney Research has developed an algorithm that will render 3D textures and tactile features on a touchscreen, it announced earlier this week, enabling users to “feel” the on-screen images they touch and see. The technology works on still images as well as streaming videos, and it achieves its effect by altering the friction the user’s fingers encounter as they glide across the screen’s surface. In this way, it creates the perception of 3D objects and textures on a touch surface without having to physically move the surface.
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Disney Tech Makes Touchscreens Touchy-Feely
Posted by: Richard Adhikari October 10, 2013 12:05 PMDisney Research has developed an algorithm that will render 3D textures and tactile features on a touchscreen, it announced earlier this week, enabling users to “feel” the on-screen images they touch and see. The technology works on still images as well as streaming videos, and it achieves its effect by altering the friction the user’s fingers encounter as they glide across the screen’s surface. In this way, it creates the perception of 3D objects and textures on a touch surface without having to physically move the surface.