When using your computer you only get one cursor to work with, there is no way to use a multitouch application just with one cursor. The other option that you have is to buy an expensive multitouch screen or surface. Continuing with Flash Feathers, now is time to experiment with Goose. With Goose you can emulate a multitouch enviroment without needing any extra hardware or accesory. This interface lets you create and test multitouch applications just using Flash and a Web browser.
It is a little bit more complex to set than Ostrich, but it is worth it. You can find detailed information and the steps you need to follow to make it work in http://gooseflash.wordpress.com/.
I also had the opportunity to use Robin, it is also part of Flash Feathers. It is an open source Flash PHP multiuser system. It lets you connect from different computers to the host that is running the multitouch application. For more information you can go to http://robinflash.wordpress.com/.
I found this interesting links related to multitouch, if you have time give them a look:
- http://gestureworks.com/
- http://monolithtouch.co.uk/default.aspx
- http://sethsandler.com/audiotouch/
- http://www.multigesture.net/projects/sc08/Photos.html
This time I stayed on Earth and did something more related to nature. Using Goose I programmed an application that lets you resize an image that initialy is just a flower bud and as you enlarge it using two multitouch cursors it blooms. Just like when you use an iPhone to zoom in an image or web page. Here are some images:
