Touché: Enhancing Touch Interaction on Humans, Screens, Liquids, and Everyday Objects

DisneyResearchHub · 887.1K views · 2012-05-02 · 5:00

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Overview

Disney Research presents Touche, a swept frequency capacitive sensing technique that recognizes complex hand and body configurations, and adds touch sensitivity to humans, liquids and everyday objects.

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Brought up as an early example of context-aware touch sensing and as part of Disney Research's wider interaction prototypes.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2012–2025

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GUI, HCI & interface history Embedded systems & DIY electronics UX & UI design

What people said

jorvi · 2024-01 · Recommendation
Disney researches / develops some really cool stuff. Their Disney Research Hub channel is a goldmine. One of my favorites is Touché. The world becomes your touchscreen: [VIDEO]
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smtddr · 2014-10 · Recommendation
If you liked this, check out another project from Disney labs called "Touché" -- [VIDEO] For some reason, the girl's reactions to the 2 bzzzt-wrong sounds @ 2:55 are hilarious.
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jorvi · 2025-09 · Reference
Disney is about to have a serious talk with Facebook. Disney Research has had a prototype on gesture detection via wristband electric sensing tech since 2012 : [VIDEO]
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