Surface beats with Vectorform

Posted By: Adam Kinney | Nov 6th, 2008 @ 11:23 PM | 53,740 Views | 12 Comments
SurfaceDJ from Vectorform was one of my favorite applications shown at PDC.  Not only does it involve Multi-touch, Surface and music; but it is an example of a new form of collaborative application.  Joe Engalan and Markus Sheldon build up the music, keep it alive and then break it down in real-time while working together at the Surface table.  I want one!

Check out Vectorform's Surface blog to see some of their other Surface applications. Yes, they are the ones behind NBC's Electoral application.
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#Nov 7th, 2008 @ 5:39 AM
Jesse Qu
Jesse Qu
So incredible!  I experienced the demo in TechED China 2008! So Great!
#Nov 7th, 2008 @ 7:03 AM
spivonious
spivonious

Surface seems so much smoother than the touchscreens.  Does it have higher-end hardware inside?

#Nov 7th, 2008 @ 7:59 AM
dentaku
dentaku
I saw this a while ago and Surface is definitely a very flexible virtual instrument.
It would be interesting to use Reason 4 with a surface and an onscreen keyboard and drumpad.
Virtual turntables would be interesting too.
#Nov 8th, 2008 @ 5:48 PM
Arayta
Arayta
Oooooh, look into my eyes.
I hope they can port this to Windows 7. That would be something interesting. Although using it on upright touchscreen would be a little awkward...

If someone could make a multitouch monitor that can go from being upright to being flat easily, then this would make a nice Win7 application.
#Nov 9th, 2008 @ 9:24 AM
PerfectPhase
PerfectPhase
"This is not war, this is pest control!" - Dalek to Cyberman

The Elo touch screens I use are designed to pivot though 90 deg, but at fixed height, would be cool to come up with a mount that could let you flip it flat and the slide down to desk height without becoming unstable and remaining rigid, bit like a desktop drafting board.

EDIT: just watched the video, I sooo want one Smiley

#Nov 10th, 2008 @ 7:12 AM
staceyw
staceyw
Before C# there was darkness...
Cool and natural app for surface.  Can you drag and spin the edge of circle for "scratch" and repeat effects? 
#Nov 10th, 2008 @ 8:59 AM
AdamKinney
AdamKinney
Agent of Change
No, but that sounds like a great feature for version 2! Smiley
#Mar 5th @ 9:02 AM
Roxbourne
Roxbourne
Some older touch screens are terrible, paticularly ones installed by Government depts. Seen some pub computer games that work very well with it tho.  Surface is excellent, I wish my two computer screens were touch sensitive. Using Surface for  making music is a great idea, thinking of a screen hooked up to a keyboard synth type thing, need pressure sensitivity. Add in a light show in the screen, do it wides screen for a live performance.
Alex
Roxbourne Website Designers Birmingham
#Sep 9th @ 5:18 PM
Noureddine
Noureddine

verry nice thanks see online :
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