Interface Puppet is a wireless input device for controlling a virtual character by manipulating a real plush toy. Very cost-effective. No articulation joints, no accelerometers, no cameras.

1. TOYTEMIC DANCING
TOYTEMIC DANCING
The intuitive method for guiding
a virtual character
by manipulating
AN INTERFACE PUPPET
Thanks to the inspiring impulse
of Charlie Chaplin’s Table Ballet
from The Gold Rush movie
Slide 01 Interface Puppet / Patent pending

2. WHAT IS IT?
A virtual and/or robotic
twin exactly replicates…
…every gesture of the manipulated puppet
Slide 02 Interface Puppet / Patent pending

3. HOW DOES IT WORK?
• No wires
• No buttons
• No cameras
• No sensor pads
Working prototype.
The doll (remote control device) has
nine articulations.
Slide 03 Interface Puppet / Patent pending

4. BASE TECHNOLOGY
The technology supports
detection of a coordinate position of
the distant point of any moving part
(limb, tail, head etc.)
accurate within ± 1cm
in real time.
It’s a simple motion capture
…without any external detector.
A puppeteer instead of an actor.
Slide 04 Interface Puppet / Patent pending

5. RANGE OF APPLICATIONS
Just tree examples…
(from a number of applications)
Poseable fashion doll Combined joystick Video-karaoke puppet
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6. APPS: Example 1
Example 1. Fashion doll.
A poseable figure serves as
an input device for:
• communication
• virtual dancing
• dressing-up
• games
• any kind of on-line activity
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7. APPS: Example 2
Example 2. Combined joystick.
For controlling a computer game
fighter.
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8. APPS: Example 3
Example 3. Video-karaoke.
A conventional plush toy completed with
Toytemic sensor system would be ideal
for this application.
• Single player: soloist and
corps de ballet (chorus)
• Multi-player: home theatre
• “Choreographer” option
(record and playback)
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9. MARKET SEGMENT
GREEN CORRIDOR Nintendo Wii ~ $250
MS Kinect
for INTERFACE PUPPETS Sony PS Move
Retail price ~ $50
Electronics cost <$6
. Time-to-market 1 year
• WebKinz (Ganz) ~$10-15
• Barbie (Mattel)
• Others
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10. TECHNOLOGY EXTENSION
TOY ROBOTICS. Sensing a nearby toy’s motions.
The technology supports detection of a
nearby toy’s motions.
For example, if Zhu Zhu hamsters
had appropriate sensors they could
follow each other, keep the line or
otherwise interact according to a
preprogrammed algorithm. “SMART ZHU ZHU”
Slide 10 Interface Puppet / Patent pending

11. TEAM’S COMPETENCE
CHIP-DESIGN
Designing – developing - testing
RADIO ELECTRONICS
Design – development - production
BIO-IMPLANTS
Development – production - sales
COMPUTER GAMES
Idea – developed – licensed
3D-ANIMATION & CARTOONS
Characters designing, modeling and
animation
INTERACTIVE TOYS
Development of behavior patterns,
multimedia content
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12. ANY QUESTIONS?
With the support of
Business Incubator
of the Academy of National Economy
Vernadskogo prospect, 82
119571, Moscow, Russia
http://incubator-ane.ru/
ITEM Multimedia
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Toytemic Inventions
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Slide 12 Interface Puppet / Patent pending