After CLI (Command Line Interface) and GUI, Surface is a NUI (Natural User Interface).
Challenges: Multi-user. Multi-Touch. Direct Interaction. Object Recognition.
Presenting existing applications developed for Surface: ATT with an application allowing to visualize the coverage for a mobile. Bars such as Harrah with applications for social interaction. Sheraton has Surfaces in the lobby to encourage people to interact.
Looking for a killer app for NUI. As of today, the Surface SDK is available, as well as Surface units (available at 10% discount). This offer is for people in the room as well as people taking part to the Hands-On Labs.
Surface is built on top of standard Windows Vista SP1.
On top: Vision System, Windows Integration.
On top: Shell UI and API,
On top: Surface Applications
Surface applications are very similar to WPF apps. Uses custom tags such as SurfaceWindow and SurfaceButton. Detects differences between contacts and dragging.
Shows how to port an exsiting app to Surface. Wow that's easy!!
ScatterView is a kind of ItemsControl. Demos how to create a new photo application in Surface using ScatterView in less than 2 minutes.
Result: 1:50. Wow. Displays a multi touch, multi user application where you can see, rotate, resize pictures.
Shows how to add parameters, such as deceleration rate etc... Add physics effects to object movement on the Surface.
Amazing demos. Really fast development of multitouch and object recognition app.
Now talking about Windows 7 and multi touch.
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