AaltoWindow: Open Multi-Touch Framework for Campus Learning Centers

Learning centers are becoming the hubs of modern university campuses. They promote collaborative learning. The emphasis is on ICT supported interaction between the students, teachers, researchers, and visiting industry experts. New interaction technologies can enhance the collaboration. In this paper, we focus on multi-touch. We present an open-source multi-touch framework—called AaltoWindow—for university campus learning centers. Compared to other multi-touch frameworks the AaltoWindow supports multiple programming paradigms and languages. In addition, AaltoWindow supports networked multi-touch stations, and thus improves collaboration between different university buildings and multiple campuses.