Applied Innovations with JavaFX: A Multitouch Interface
Abstract
Multitouch screens represent a fundamental change in the way we interact with digital content, moving away from the traditional external mouse for screen interaction. Unlike standard touch-sensitive screens, a multitouch screen can detect numerous simultaneous touchpoints and even interpret the pressure being exerted at a given point.
This session looks at how it is possible to build this type of interface cheaply by use of a range of off-the-shelf components. It shows how a variety of Java™ technologies and APIs can be used to process the information from the screen and generate accurate positional data at high frequencies, sufficient to create sophisticated and entertaining user interfaces.
The last part of the session shows how these new types of user interaction events can be quickly and easily integrated into sample applications written in the JavaFX™ programming language. The presentation includes numerous demonstrations.
