'multi-touch light table'


for his senior degree project at kansas city art institute, gerg kaufman from san francisco
presented a touch screen interface for DJs called the 'multi touch light table'. using the
classic turntable as a reference, the graphic interface allows users to control various
parameters of music using different hand gestures.



multi touch light table by gerg kaufman

records are represented as amoeba like shapes, whereby hand motions such as tapping,
sliding and turning can result in these respective functions: changing the tempo of the song,
activating volume levels and  moving to a different mark of the track.





kaufman's multi-touch tap rythm technology also means that songs can be synced and
their levels changed through a sliding bar. as each DJ has a different method of playing
music, each graphic shape is unique to the user.







paper prototypes for scale and arrangement purposes



sketches



via yesyesyall




design-aerobics: tech gadgets course (september 16th - november 16th)
next month designboom will hold an online design course on the topic of 'tech gadgets'.
we'll be looking at the design process of popular technological objects,
the ways they have evolved and pondering as to what might be around the corner.

more information on how to enroll and a lesson list can be found here.