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- advantages: |
- advantages: |
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- LEGOs have been popular toys for several decades (where) |
- LEGOs have been popular toys for several decades in Scandinavia |
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- several scientists and students have a background in LEGO bricks ;) |
- several scientists and students have a background in LEGO bricks ;) |
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FenPDF: zooming and size of the fisheye |
FenPDF: zooming and size of the fisheye |
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- not ready yet |
- not ready yet |
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Loom: rotating the connections |
Loom: rotating the connections |
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- a controller with two 1D handles and a horizontal wheel |
- a controller with two 1D handles and a horizontal wheel |
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Another example: combining two degrees of freedom |
Another example: combining two degrees of freedom |
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- a 2D joystic like controller |
- a 2D joystic like controller |
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Practical tips |
Practical tips |
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- USB -> can attach as many as we want, simple to use |
- USB -> can attach as many as we want, simple to use |
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programmatically e.g. in Linux |
programmatically e.g. in Linux |
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- taps to several computer scientists' hidden background in LEGO building. |
- taps to several computer scientists' hidden background in LEGO building. |
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- fun |
- fun, motivating |
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Cons: |
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- see tips |
- see tips |
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inventions for connecting mouse's optomechanics mouse to handles |
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- requires calibration |
- requires calibration |
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- having to explain to budget counters purchases of LEGO sets with |
- having to explain to budget counters purchases of LEGO sets with |
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interesting names (or bricklink purchases) |
interesting names (or bricklink purchases) |
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.. bibliography:: gzigzag |
.. bibliography:: gzigzag |