Particle display system: a real world display with physically distributable pixels

  • Authors:
  • Munehiko Sato

  • Affiliations:
  • The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

  • Venue:
  • CHI '08 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

In this paper, the author designs and implements a new display system called Particle Display System, which can be installed on the non-planar surface of any objects. It consists of hundreds of full-color and wireless Light Emitting Diode (LED) nodes with a PC and video camera. The wireless capability makes the each node freely movable without distant limitation of the use of wire cables. By processing the images from the camera, the system calculates the positioning information of the each node and performs the timing control of the LED in the each node in real time. Therefore, the author is able to design a uniquely arranged pattern in full-color in the real world, by distributing and controlling the smart nodes. This paper describes the design and implementation of the prototype of Particle Display System.