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Mute robot: cooperative gameplay through body language communication

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Chun-Yen Hsu,

Ying-Chao Tung,

Wei-Han Wang,

Han-Yu WangAuthors Info & Claims

CHI EA '14: CHI '14 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

Pages 281 - 284

https://doi.org/10.1145/2559206.2580099

Published: 26 April 2014 Publication History

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Body language is an expressive form of communication that transcends language barriers, and can range from subtle to outrageous. We have designed Mute Robot, a game in which 2 players must cooperate to solve a series of puzzle challenges by communicating through body language only. Kinect devices are used to capture players' posture and movement, which are then shared between two partners who are playing at two different physical locations. Mute Robot is designed to connect people across the globe who otherwise would not be able to communicate via a common language. Our 16-person user study showed that body language is practical and entertaining, with 2/3 of the players reported that they could understand the other player's body language well.

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April 2014

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ISBN:9781450324748

DOI:10.1145/2559206

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Swansea University, Wales, UK
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Université Paul Sabatier, France
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University of Stuttgart, Germany
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Hou HChou KChen MInakage MIshii HDo ESteimle JShaer OKunze KPeiris R(2017)Human and DogProceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction10.1145/3024969.3025089(529-535)Online publication date: 20-Mar-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3024969.3025089
Morschheuser BRiar MHamari JMaedche A(2017)How games induce cooperation? A study on the relationship between game features and we-intentions in an augmented reality gameComputers in Human Behavior10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.02677:C(169-183)Online publication date: 1-Dec-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1016/j.chb.2017.08.026
Chou KHou HShen MChen TLiu CWu PKaye JDruin ALampe CMorris DHourcade J(2016)Human and DogProceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems10.1145/2851581.2890373(156-159)Online publication date: 7-May-2016
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2851581.2890373

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