Audi uses gaming technology to test vehicle designs in the virtual world
German manufacturer Audi is adapting gesture-control technology used in the gaming industry to make its vehicle design processes more efficient. More
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Manipulated light projections become 3D-printed jewellery with Tactum
This augmented modelling tool enables users to touch, poke, rub or pinch geometric forms projected onto their skin to design wearable 3D-printed pieces (+ movie). More
Google's Project Soli turns hand gestures into digital controls using radar
Google has unveiled an interaction sensor that uses radar to translate subtle hand movements into gesture controls for electronic devices, with the potential to transform the way they're designed (+ movie). More
Breathing wall 2.0 by Behnaz Farahi is controlled by hand gestures
This installation featuring a kinetic wall that responds to hand gestures examines the potential of sensor-based technologies that could be used control the physical shape of our surroundings (+ movie). More
Why not "take a photo through gestures" rather than pushing a button?
Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: the way we interact with technology "needs to be updated", according to Talia Radford of taliaYstudio, who shows us two of her studio's projects that enable people to take a photo by kissing rather than pressing a button. More
Imogen Heap's music video for Me The Machine created with her gesture-control gloves
Dezeen Music Project: Imogen Heap has released a music video for her track Me The Machine, composed and performed using the Mi.Mu gloves she developed to create music with hand gestures. More
Imogen Heap launches funding drive for gloves that turn gestures into music
News: musician Imogen Heap is to put an experimental electronic glove into production, creating a tool that will allow anyone to interact with their computer remotely via hand gestures. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12 (+ interview + movie). More
Researchers develop touchscreens with tactile feedback
News: researchers at Bristol University in the UK have developed a way for users to get tactile feedback from touchscreens while controlling them with gestures in mid-air. More
Tycoon demos gesture-controlled software for designing 3D-printed rocket parts
News: billionaire technology tycoon Elon Musk has unveiled his vision for the future of design, with modelling software controlled by hand gestures linked to 3D printers. More