"Before beginning the tour, users can check out a preconfigured phone or download the app on their own phone. When visitors explore the exhibit they are presented with stamps at various stations. By pressing the stamp on their phone, they record an image in their logbook and unlock information they can reference immediately and in the future." - × × ×
“Our prototype setup consists of a wooden stamp that can be recognized by our iPhone app. On the hardware-side, we drilled a hole through the stamp, attached five soft conductive pads to the bottom and connected them to a wire that ends at the top of the stamp. As the stamp touches the screen of the iPhone, it recognizes a pattern of touch points that relates to the specific stamp. As we can vary the distance, as well as the number of touch points, the assortment of possible stamps is endless. For a final production, we imagine using 3D printed rubber stamps that would have individual designs on the bottom with integrated conductive markers. The important part is to make sure that the hand is touching conductive material that connects to the markers.” - × × ×