#botanicus interacticus

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Disney researchers turn houseplants into theremin (by The Verge)

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Botanicus Interacticus by Disney Research labs is an exploration in merging computer interactions into natural physical environments. A single wire in the soil lets you detect different gestures and allows for interesting new responsive environments.

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Whoa. Touch a plant, control a computer, make music, make art, and a whole lot more. Pretty amazing stuff. Sure beats a mouse.

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Botanicus Interacticus

You have to check this one out. I must say... it is a bit scientific, but its a video about how technology can be used to interact with items such as plants. Wow, that sentenced sounded boring as hell. Watch it, I swear... It actually has to do with music. The tech they use actually interacts with the plants and you can make music by simply touching the plants. Its crazy.

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"BOTANICUS INTERACTICUS": Interactive Plant Technology

Botanicus Interacticus is a technology for designing highly expressive interactive plants, both living and artificial. The technology is driven by the rapid fusion of our computing and living spaces. Botanicus Interacticus an interaction platform that takes interaction from computing devices and places it anywhere in the physical environment. In particular we are targeting living plants. Botanicus Interacticus has a number of unique properties. This instrumentation of plants is simple, non-invasive, and does not damage the plants. It requires only a single wire placed anywhere in the soil. The interaction with plants goes beyond simple touch and allows rich gestural interaction. Examples include: sliding fingers on the stem of the orchid, detecting touch and grasp location, tracking proximity, and estimating the amount of touch contact between user and a plant. Botanicus Interacticus also deconstructs the electrical properties of plants and replicates them using electrical components. This allows the design of a broad variety of biologically inspired artificial plants that behave nearly the same as their biological counterparts. The same sensing technology is used with both living and artificial plants. A broad range of applications are possible with Botanicus Interacticus technology: designing interactive responsive environments and new forms of living interaction devices as well as developing organic ambient and pervasive interfaces. For more information on the Botanicus Interacticus, see: http://botanicus-interactic.us

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(Above) A rendering from the Disney "Science at Play" Research Lab.

From Disney's website; "Botanicus Interacticus is a technology for designing highly expressive interactive plants, both living and artificial. Driven by the rapid fusion of computing and living spaces, we take interaction from computing devices and places it in the physical world using livings plants as an interactive medium. 

... we also deconstruct the electrical properties of plants and replicate them using standard electrical components. This allows the design of a broad variety of biologically inspired artificial plants that behave nearly the same as their biological counterparts. From the point of view of our technology there is no difference between real and artificial."

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WTF: Disney turns household plants into multi-touch input devices

Custom controllers: Using a single wire placed in the soil of a potted plant — doesn't matter whether it's live or artificial — Disney Research has created the Botanicus Interacticus system. Through the wire, the Botanicus software can detect where/how someone is touching the plant, strokes across the plants body, or even a person's proximity to the plant in question. The new tech is currently being displayed at the SIGGRAPH 2012 computer graphics convention in Los Angeles. Excuse us while we try to get over how weird this video is. (ht to The Verge) source

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