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First steps in distributed tangible technologies: a virtual tug of war

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Antony Harfield,

Ilkka Jormanainen,

Hassan ShujauAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '09: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

Pages 178 - 181

https://doi.org/10.1145/1551788.1551822

Published: 03 June 2009 Publication History

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The paper introduces an example of a 'distributed tangible technology' as a new type of technology that enables children in different physical locations to engage in physical interaction. A virtual tug of war game is an example of a distributed tangible technology that is played by groups of children pulling a rope from two separate locations. The game was launched when teams in Finland and South Africa competed during an international science festival. The paper describes the design and implementation of the tug of war game. It explores the challenges combining tangible user interfaces with distributed computing and distributed technologies to be overcome in future educational applications for children.

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Beelen TBlaauboer RBovenmars NLoos BZielonka LDelden RHuisman GReidsma D(2013)The Art of Tug of WarProceedings of the 10th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment - Volume 825310.1007/978-3-319-03161-3_17(246-257)Online publication date: 12-Nov-2013
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First steps in distributed tangible technologies: a virtual tug of war
1. Software and its engineering
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IDC '09: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

June 2009

347 pages

ISBN:9781605583952

DOI:10.1145/1551788

Conference Chair:
Paolo Paolini
HOC Lab - Politecnico di Milano, Italy
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Franca Garzotto
HOC Lab - Politecnico di Milano, Italy

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https://doi.org/10.1109/KST.2013.6512814
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