Trackmate :: How to make simple tagged objects

Making tagged objects for a Trackmate system is easy. This instructable shows a quick example of just how simple adding new tangible objects to your interface can be!

Trackmate is an open source initiative to create an inexpensive, do-it-yourself tangible tracking system. Using the project's Tracker software, any computer can recognize tagged objects and their corresponding position, rotation, and color information when placed on the imaging surface.

Step 1 Gather the materials

You'll need:

• A bunch of 1"x1"x1" cubes (I used these, but any similarly-sized objects will work)
• Some double-sided tape
• Trackmate Tags (create your own and print them out. See the Trackmate website.)
• A pair of scissors to cut the tape.

Comments

[lieuwe]

i can't actually get trackmate to recognize anything(AR toolkit also doesn't work) any tips/tricks to get it to work?

[adamkumpf]

There are a few posts in the Trackmate forums that may help you get started; if you have other specific problems, feel free to post them there as well.

If you need help setting up the software, you may also want to check out the screen-by-screen walkthrough on the wiki.

[lieuwe]

thanks, useful forum