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Picture This! - by Cati Vaucelle (concept, hardware, software, research)
Picture This! is a modular distributed camera system that brings a child into exploring visual and narrative perspectives of character props, expanding the discovery of her environment.
Picture This! Algorithmic film assembly using toy gestures
Picture This! as a journal paper for Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 2009! - link
Picture This! as a full paper for UbiComp 2008! - link
Funnel board + XBee wireless modules.
Picture This! analyzes the child’s gestures and conducts film assembly. Cameras become part of a toy system showing how things look from a toy’s point of view. They can be integrated in Lego people, car drivers, and even coffee mugs!
In this section you will find the details for input into the software: gesture detection with accelerometers; circuit design for acceleremoters; and wireless communication to the computer. (More ...)
Picture This! allows movie making assembly at the extension of natural play.
In this section you will find the details about the filtering algorithm of gestures as well as the gesture control of automatic video making assembly. (More ...)
If the toy had a visual perspective immediately accessible to the child, a new world would be opened to her. The toy could potentially bring the child into exploring visual and narrative perspectives of these character props, expanding her discovery and understanding of social interrelationships. (More ...)
I reported on work to international conferences. (More ...)
