Z-Tiles: building blocks for modular, pressure-sensing floorspaces

  • Authors:
  • Bruce Richardson;Krispin Leydon;Mikael Fernstrom;Joseph A. Paradiso

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland;University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland;University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland;MIT Media Laboratory, Cambridge, MA

  • Venue:
  • CHI '04 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

A new interactive floorspace has been developed which uses modular odes connected together to create a pressure-sensitive area of varying size and shape, giving it the potential to be integrated into an interactive environment. The floorspace uses an array of force-sensitive resistors on each node to detect pressure, and that pressure information is output by way of a self-organised network formed by the floor nodes. This paper describes the pressure sensing and network systems, suggests potential applications of the floorspace, and introduces the further research on in-network data aggregation being carried out using the system's framework.