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Combining moving bodies with digital elements: design space between players and screens

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Sebastiaan Pijnappel,

Florian 'Floyd' MuellerAuthors Info & Claims

IE '13: Proceedings of The 9th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Matters of Life and Death

Article No.: 17, Pages 1 - 10

https://doi.org/10.1145/2513002.2513014

Published: 30 September 2013 Publication History

Abstract

In playground games, an important part of engagement occurs in the physical space where people focus on each other's movements. In contrast, digital games often focus on engagement via a screen. By combining digital elements with playground ideas we identify new design opportunities where players are given freedom to play face-to-face. During a Game Jam workshop, we explore this design space by looking at innovative ways that digital technology can respond to movement. We find by removing the disparity between player movement and its digital representation, players can concentrate on each other and enjoy closer interaction. Through the exploration of digital elements and playground ideas, we suggest designers of movement-based games should consider the design space between the player and the screen using interactive technology to create engaging social digital play experiences.

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Combining moving bodies with digital elements: design space between players and screens
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI design and evaluation methods
  2. Interaction design
    1. Interaction design process and methods
      1. User centered design

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IE '13: Proceedings of The 9th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment: Matters of Life and Death

September 2013

243 pages

ISBN:9781450322546

DOI:10.1145/2513002

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RMIT University
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RMIT University
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RMIT University
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Deborah Richards
Macquarie University

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