Microsoft Gesture and Display Research

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Here are a couple demos from Microsoft Research that I’ve recently discovered that are full of interesting future interaction ideas. The first video asks what we could do with touch-interfaces if we weren’t limited to finger (and multi-finger) input. What if we could use our whole hand? Called Rock & Rails, the technology demo proposes three new gestures types: a fist, the side of your hand extended straight, and the side of your hand curved….
 
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