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Tai Chi In The Clouds: Using Micro UAV's To Support Tai Chi Practice

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Joseph La Delfa,

Robert Jarvis,

Rohit Ashok Khot,

Florian 'Floyd' MuellerAuthors Info & Claims

CHI PLAY '18 Extended Abstracts: Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play Companion Extended Abstracts

Pages 513 - 519

https://doi.org/10.1145/3270316.3271511

Published: 23 October 2018 Publication History

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Tai Chi uses smooth movement and a focussed state of mind to support mental and physical health. Tai Chi teachers use metaphoric imagery such as "wave hands like clouds" to help students integrate smooth movements with a focussed mind. Current interactive technologies applied to Tai Chi take a very literal approach, focussing on body position and centre of gravity. In contrast, "Tai Chi In The Clouds" is a system which uses micro unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as "clouds" to lead or follow the movements of the hands, giving live feedback on smoothness of movement via LEDs. We used UAVs to aid the experience of living out the metaphoric imagery used in Tai Chi. With our work we aim to contribute to new design language to support movement based, mind-body practices.

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CHI PLAY '18 Extended Abstracts: Proceedings of the 2018 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play Companion Extended Abstracts

October 2018

725 pages

ISBN:9781450359689

DOI:10.1145/3270316

General Chairs:
Florian 'Floyd' Mueller
Exertion Games Lab, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
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Daniel Johnson
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
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Ben Schouten
Eindhoven University of Technology and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
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Play & Interactive Experiences for Learning Lab, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
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Peta Wyeth
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

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