MultiTouch installs the largest interactive touch screen that exists in a North American university

USC School of Cinematic Arts (ASC) It has in its new building the largest interactive touch screen installed so far in a North American university, from the Finnish firm Multitouch.

MultiTouch, specialist in interactive visualization systems, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) of California have installed the largest interactive touch screen in a North American university that is used for students' creative projects and as a laboratory.

The screen, covering six large niches in the lobby arcades of the new SCA Interactive Media building, en la USC Shool of Cinematic Arts, consists of eighteen MultiTaction Cell screens 55 inches, with ultra slim bezel, to create a high-impact interactive visual experience with an unlimited number of touchpoints and simultaneous users.

This model is a full HD display that is based on optical imaging technology for multi-touch screens Computer Vision Through Screen, patented by MultiTouch, providing advanced touch-enabled features, gesture and object recognition.

The inauguration of the new SCA building and this audiovisual project included the participation in a round table of expert directors such as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, along with Don Mattrick, from Microsoft, who debated the future of entertainment.

Six different interactive applications run at the USC School of Cinematic Arts' audiovisual facility with demonstrations of their students' projects.. MultiTouch displays include advanced features such as the use of infrared pointers for annotations, email integration and Codice MultiTaction technology, which identifies annotators interacting with screens.

Elizabeth M. Daley, school dean, points out that “at USC School of Cinematic Arts we are very aware that we are preparing young women and men who will be the future innovators of our industry.”, and part of that preparation is making sure they have access to the best technology available. MultiTouch technology allows them to fully achieve their creative vision, especially with respect to interactive features”.

This large interactive screen is used both to show the students' work and for them to develop new cutting-edge projects., interactive and entertainment software. Although the screens have been installed in the lobby of the new school building, This multifunctional and innovative space is also used as a classroom and laboratory for teaching and experimentation with the latest display technology.

Thanks to this screen, SCA teachers and students can develop and test their research projects using the capabilities of MultiTouch technology. Some of the applications configured in this sense is a work of art by researcher and professor Perry Hoberman; an interactive project of the construction of a building made by Andreas Kratky, or Jen Stein's 'Puck' project, that shows users the use of resources made in the building.

As 1:0000, general manager de MultiTouch, “With this magnificent installation we continue to demonstrate that MultiTaction screens are the most sophisticated and versatile interactive system on the market. USC School of Cinematic Arts is taking full advantage of the latest applications and features we have implemented in this system, such as user identification, annotations, Internet access and connectivity with social networks,…”.

MultiTouch presented the 55” MultiTaction Cell screens and ‘turnkey’ projects of interactive touch systems at InfoComm 2013, with live demonstrations of the displays and applications now used at USC School of Cinematic Arts. This system is the first to include the new software and hardware platform for large multi-touch LCD displays developed by the firm..