@inproceedings{PB-VRVis-2016-020,
author = {Reichinger, Andreas and Fuhrmann, Anton and Maierhofer, Stefan and Purgathofer, Werner},
title = {A Concept for Re-Usable Interactive Tactile Reliefs},
year = {2016},
booktitle = {ICCHP 2016, Part II},
editor = {Miesenberger, Klaus and B{\"u}hler, C. and Penaz, Petr},
url = {https://www.vrvis.at/publications/PB-VRVis-2016-020},
pages = {108-115},
volume = {9759},
abstract = {We introduce a concept for a relief-printer, a novel production  method for tactile reliefs, that allows to reproduce bas-reliefs  of several centimeters height difference. In contrast to available  methods, this printer will have a much smaller preparation time,  and does not consume material nor produce waste, since it is based  on a re-usable medium, suitable for temporary printouts. Second,  we sketch a concept for the autonomous, interactive exploration of  tactile reliefs, in the form of a gesture-controlled audio guide,  based on recent depth cameras. Especially the combination of both  approaches promises rapid tactile accessibility to 2.5D spatial  information in a home or education setting, to on-line resources,  or as a kiosk installation in museums.},
}