Feeling the unseen: physical interaction with depth-embedded images

  • Authors:
  • Seung-Chan Kim;Byung-Kil Han;Dong-Soo Kwon

  • Affiliations:
  • KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Daejeon, Republic of Korea;KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Daejeon, Republic of Korea;KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), Daejeon, Republic of Korea

  • Venue:
  • CHI '13 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2013

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Abstract

In this paper we propose a method that produces a 2D image that can self-contain physical information such as the object geometry. To associate additional physical information with digital images, we employed a steganography method that exploits the low sensitivity of human beings to high-frequency brightness variations. With the proposed method, 2D images can have its own tactility. The main advantage of this method over previous information-handling methods is that the resultant format remains compatible with an ordinary 2D image. For example, if the original image is a PNG file, the resulting image can remain as a PNG file. We conclude with explorations of geometry-based interactive applications and discussions on compatibility and transparency issues.