关键词：用户界面；触摸输入；数字制造技术；3D打印技术；Midas；软件；硬件工具包；电容触摸传感器；交互对象
摘 要：An increasing number of consumer products include user interfaces that rely on touch input. While digital fabrication techniques such as 3D printing make it easier to prototype the shape of custom devices, adding interactivity to such prototypes remains a challenge for most designers. We introduce Midas, a software and hardware toolkit to support the design, fabrication, and programming of flexible capacitive touch sensors for interactive objects. With Midas, designers first define the desired shape, layout, and type of touch sensitive areas in a sensor editor interface. From this high-level specification, Midas automatically generates layout files with appropriate sensor pads and routed connections. These files are then used to fabricate sensors using digital fabrication processes, e.g. vinyl cutters and circuit board printers. Using step-by-step assembly instructions generated by Midas, designers connect these sensors to our microcontroller setup, which detects touch events. Once the prototype is assembled, designers can define interactivity  for their sensors: Midas supports both record-and-replay actions for controlling existing local applications and WebSocket-based event output for controlling novel or remote applications. In a first-use study with three participants, users successfully prototyped media players. We also demonstrate how Midas can be used to create a number of touch-sensitive interfaces.